It’s been an interesting few days around Diversey and Clark/Broadway. First, there were two robberies within a block of each other on Pine Grove. Now there’s this. Two carjackers whacked a Wicker Park man in the face with a wrench at Clark and Wrightwood shortly after 11PM last night, then sped off in the victim’s
Every weekend, we post a long list of fights that hogged our district’s shrinking police resources, often preventing officers from responding forcefully and quickly to major problems like street robberies. This weekend’s list is below. For a change, we thought we would share some videos. These are street brawls and batteries in Wrigleyville, just like
A man with blood flowing from his mouth, staggering toward the iHop on Grace Street was the first sign of trouble. What police soon found was a cornucopia of crime that left a robbery victim hospitalized and several party goers seeking reports for theft, burglary, and battery. It all started at 1:30 this morning when
This week’s cold weather kept a lid on much of the trouble we’ve come to expect around here. The 3600 block of Halsted remained active, though. Wednesday 10:58AM Group of men in the alley at Addison and Halsted are arguing. A Hispanic man dressed in all black is seen flashing a gun. A passing police
Beats Me. And You. Here’s a gem. Our district execs have decided to play yet another numbers game. The Lincoln Park area of the district has (not) more police! The two big police trucks and vans assigned to Uptown, Lakeview, and Lincoln Park for transportation of prisoners—squadrols in CPD vernacular—are no longer officially assigned to
The family of a Chicago woman who was shot dead in St. Louis by a robber who stole her cell phone is hoping to put pressure on manufacturers to incorporate kill switches on mobile devices that would make them worthless to thieves. According to ABC7, A group called Secure Our Smartphones is also pushing for
Four burglars slipped in the back door of the Virgin Mobile store, 2562 N. Clark, overnight and fled with its prized booty. An alarm company and nearby witnesses called authorities at 3AM, but the crew had already made their escape by the time police arrived. Officers say the four offenders appear to be male, black,
A person was stabbed just off of Clark Street and Newport in Wrigleyville overnight, according to a witness and an officer on-scene. One offender is in custody. “A few minutes before 3am while I was watching tv I suddenly heard some yelling…’Help! Help! Somebody help! Police!” a CWB reader emailed overnight. Officers who were in
CBS2 reports tonight that one arrest has been made in connection with the mob theft of goods from a Sports Authority store in suburban Frankfort. The report does not indicate that 21-year-old Patrick Giles has been connected with an identical theft by a group at the Sports Authority at Clark and Barry. CWB broke the
44th Ward Alderman Tom Tunney’s latest email newsletter includes this piece of positivity: While I understand the need to utilize police overtime programs to manage city costs, it is a short-term solution to public safety. We need to focus on the bigger picture and not just keep up with attrition. It is imperative to add
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