CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- The father of one of seven kids who were victims of an armed robbery while playing soccer in Archer Park near Midway Airport believes police could have caught those responsible had they acted when he called 911.
Seven young teens were about to leave Archer Park around 7 p.m. Tuesday after playing soccer, when 14-year-old Moises Tamayo noticed an Audi with the tinted windows circling the block.
"There was this white Audi that circled the block once or twice," he told CBS 2.
Moises said two suspects got out of the car.
“They had gotten out saying like, ‘Get on the ground or you are going to die,'” Moises said.
All seven teens were robbed of phones, cash, credit cards and other personal belongings.
Carlos Rico, the father of one of the victims, said his son had his debit card taken.
“My son got a notification that his debit credit card was being used at a gas station over on the West Side,” Rico told CBS 2; which was miles away from Archer Park.
“Initially I thought, ‘Great! Bingo! We got these guys. All I have to do is call 911 and let them know, ‘Hey, we got a hit on this credit card that just got stolen about a half hour ago."
He said they called 911, but police did not react as he expected.
“Unfortunately I didn’t get the response I wanted, Rico said. “I told them I wanted to give them timely information that can possibly catch the two guys that just robbed a group of kids.”
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