Month: June 2013

A victim was attacked and robbed by up to 15 men outside of Nookies Tree last Thursday morning. Further information has been developed regarding last Thursday morning’s beating of a man at the intersection of Halsted and Buckingham. As CWB reported on the morning of the crime: Multiple reports came in of 10 to 15

The area of this morning’s six-on-one robbery attempt. (Image: Google) Thursday  13 June 2013 12:49 AM A male victim was jumped by six offenders described as male, black, in their early 20’s wearing all dark clothing at the corner of Halsted Street and Newport this morning. The gang attempted to steal the man’s cell phone,

Earlier this evening, we posted our resident data driller’s breakout of how reported robberies have increased by 54% in Wrigleyville and Boystown since 2001, while the city’s overall robbery rate dropped 27%. But we had another question for him to work on. How have robberies performed within the Chicago Police Department’s official police “beats” that

We were inspired by a recent online posting that detailed the increase in Wrigleyville and Boystown robbery cases over the past 13 years. Our lone Excel whiz cracked open his spreadsheets and did a bunch of filter stuff with $ signs, semi-colons and all that jazz. When he was done, we checked his work. His

A victim was beaten and robbed outside of Wood restaurant last Monday morning. Monday  3 June 2013 5:34 AM Chicago Police Department Case #HW301949 A man was punched and robbed of his wallet and cell phone outside of Wood restaurant, 3335 N. Halsted at Buckingham, last Monday morning. The criminal is described as a male,

Fire this camera.  (Image: Google) Saturday  8 June 2013 3:23 AM Chicago Police Department Case #HW309450 That Chicago Police Department camera with the flashing blue light at Halsted and Aldine seems to have zero effect on crime. Rather, the light almost seems to attract trouble. Once again this morning, the infamous Halsted and Aldine intersection

Three guests were robbed in room 324 at the Best Western hotel on Broadway. Friday 31 May 201312:28 PMChicago Police Department Case #HW298331 Here’s something that our Police Department failed to mention at this week’s Wrigleyville and Boystown CAPS meeting. Three tourists were held at gunpoint, bound with duct tape, and then robbed inside room 324

One of Amarri C. Bowens’ many, many, many mugshots. (Image: Cook County Sheriff’s Office) The Chicago Tribune today carries the story of Amarri C. Bowens. In his short 22 years on this planet, Bowens has racked up 77 arrests, including his most recent dickish move: Stealing $29.89 worth of Starburst candy from the Addison L station