CHICAGO — Johnny Cool is no Johnny B. Goode.
Police are seeking a man with a long rap sheet named Johnny Cool for allegedly robbing an acquaintance early Thursday in the Loop, police said.
A 40-year-old reported panhandler told police that acquaintance Johnny Cool robbed him of a brown leather wallet containing $30 and a 15-day bus pass with about $40 fare remaining about 12:30 a.m. at 251 S. State St., police said.
The victim — who himself has been arrested 182 times, including arrests for burglary and retail theft — reported the robbery to police about 30 minutes after it happened and said Johnny Cool fled in an unidentified direction, police said. Police searched the area, but were unable to find the suspect.
The 45-year-old Johnny “Red” Cool, who has multiple aliases, has himself been arrested 97 times — mostly for panhandler-type violations, police said.
Johnny Cool and the man he robbed lived about two blocks from each other in the North Side Rogers Park neighborhood, according to police, who said it appears the men know each other.
Central District police are investigating.
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