Month: September 2013

Here’s a gem. The Tribune reports that Mayor Rahm Emanuel happened upon an accident in which a truck apparently caused three bicyclists to crash in Wicker Park this morning. Our favorite part of the story? Two ambulances and a fire engine reported to the scene, but nobody was hurt seriously enough to require hospitalization, according

The CWB Daily Ticker is a dashboard of the most up-to-date robbery statistics possible for our neighborhood over the past year, 5 years, and 10 years. As we’ve often said, our problem did not spring up overnight. It has built and built over several years. Simply comparing this year to last year misses the huge

CWB does not usually report domestic issues, but an outstanding performance by our 19th district officers makes this one worth mentioning. Officers were called to a condominium in the 3800 block of Pine Grove at 2:30 Monday afternoon in response to a call of a domestic battery in which a man was reported to be

One new area robbery was confirmed by the city today: HW422756Sun, 25 Aug 2013 06:15AM900 W BELMONT AVEROBBERY STRONGARM – NO WEAPONSIDEWALK The CWB Daily Ticker is a dashboard of the most up-to-date robbery statistics possible for our neighborhood over the past year, 5 years, and 10 years. As we’ve often said, our problem did not

A resident in the 700 block of W. Buckingham called 911 when he saw an intruder climb his neighbor’s fence and hop on an air conditioning unit in an apparent burglary attempt around 12:45 this morning. Officers were on the scene in less than a minute. The would-be burglar was scared off by the neighbor

12:13PM Two men stole a whopping 20 bottles of Familia Camarena tequila worth a total of $400 from the 7-Eleven store, 3700 N. Broadway. The suspects are described as 1) male, black, 30s, wearing a white t-shirt with red lettering on the chest, white shorts, and a black baseball cap. 2) male, black, salt and

Another alderman is speaking up about the very real shortage of police officers in Chicago. And, once again, that alderman is not Tom Tunney. From neighboring Alderman James Cappelman’s email to constituents this weekend: In response to the shooting at Wilson and Sheridan last week, the Commander stationed police at 3 hot spots 24/7 for

One Boystown bar that detained a man who tried to steal money out of its cash drawer had to make multiple calls and twiddle their thumbs as they waited for a real, live police officer to become available. The 19th police district’s razor-thin manpower was depleted at 3:47 this morning and the “Radio Assignment Pending”

A man who was armed with a knife seemed to have the upper hand in a Wrigleyville fight this morning. That is, until a crowd took matters into its own hands and “neutralized” the offender. Officers were waved down at 3:02AM by citizens who reported that a fight in the intersection of Clark and Addison

We often hear concerned citizens ask for more police cameras to be installed in the area. CWB is not a fan of police cameras. They are not monitored in real-time, their footage is rarely consulted after crimes occur, and their presence doesn’t keep criminals at bay. Here’s an example in an image we took from