Month: September 2013

At least one person was robbed in the nearby DePaul area around 11:15 this morning. DePaul University’s Public Safety officers detained two female juvenile suspects. 911 was called to have Chicago Police assist with the girls who were said to have taken part in “theft and battery.” Meanwhile, a 19th district tactical unit responded to

The monthly CAPS meetings start popping up this week and CWB thought we’d pass along some info to help you form questions and follow-up questions for the people in the front of the rooms. Manpower Shortage Here’s some documentation to help you determine if the 19th district has lost officers since the old 19th and

At least three victims were pepper sprayed and robbed in separate incidents early this morning. The first reported incident took place on Racine, just north of Belmont, a little after 4AM. Two black men and two black females pepper-sprayed the victim and took a purse and at least one Locations of this morning’s pepper spray

The 19th district ran out of cops again, entering “Radio Assignment Pending” status at 2:43 this morning. The RAP was lifted at 6:18AM. Six of the district’s 15 police beats did not have cars assigned to them, according to an online report.  Who makes the schedule around here? You’re having people robbed and beaten every Friday

The delivery driver for Penny’s Noodle Shop, 3400 N. Sheffield, had his car stolen as he dropped off an order in the 1100 block of Roscoe yesterday evening. As the driver wrapped up the delivery around 7:30PM, the thief, described only as a male and black, hopped into the idling gray Accura Integra and sped

A shoplifter who tried to walk out of the Walgreens at Halsted and Barry with 9 bottles of Jose Cuervo tequila in his backpack escalated the crime to robbery by pulling a knife on an employee who tried to stop the theft. Police were called to the store at 3:30 Friday afternoon. Witnesses describe the

Editors’ Note: As of October 15, 2013, no report has been filed in this case. The incident has been added to our growing list of known robberies that have not been documented in police reports. If you ask the Chicago Police Department, they will insist that a Wrigleyville man was absolutely NOT robbed shortly after

UPDATE 2 OCTOBER 2013: CBS2Chicago  has more information on the thief and the CPD’s months-long search for him and his partner. Officers conducting a routine street stop found something fishy in the alley behind 3200 N. Racine around 6:30 this morning: A man with a saw and six catalytic converters. “Oh my,” a dispatcher deadpanned, “That doesn’t

Here’s a unique twist on cell phone theft. Three offenders stole a victim’s cell phone at the Starbucks on Diversey at Clark/Broadway around 6:15 Wednesday evening. Then, in a bizarre turn of events, one of the thieves offered to sell the back phone to their victim for $60. Remarkably, the victim agreed to the deal!

Tuesday gave us another calm night in the neighborhood. It just feels so, uh, 2003 around here! What’s Up On Cornelia?One item of note: A report of 5 men fighting on the corner of Cornelia and Fremont around 8 o’clock last night. That’s notable because almost exactly 24 hours before, police responded to a fight