Two reputed teenage gang members believed responsible for separate strings of Southwest Side street robberies have been arrested and charged.
One of the suspects, Endyr Quinones, 17, was identified after witnesses described his gang-related face tattoos. He may be linked to dozens more robberies dating back several months.
Quinones, of the 6500 block of South Karlov Avenue, was charged as an adult with four counts of robbery, two counts of aggravated robbery and four counts of armed robbery.
In all, Quinones is linked to 10 robberies, four with a weapon and four strongarm, police said. On at least two occasions, he allegedly pretended to have a weapon.
Detectives are now working to tie him to dozens more robberies, possibly totaling 40.
The second man, Salvador Montes, 19, of the 3800 block of West 64th Place, was charged with four counts of robbery.
Montes, who has a previous conviction for unlawful use of a weapon, robbed at least four people without a weapon.
Both are members of the Two Six street gang,
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