Month: April 2014

Prior to facing criminal sexual assault and armed robbery charges in connection with Monday’s attack in Boystown, 20-year-old Marcus Lynch had three relatively minor brushes with the law as an adult. Charges were dropped in all three cases. Prosecutors say Marcus Lynch confessed to Monday’sattack. We are pleased to hear that he did notfollow his

Marcus Lynch. Charges have been filed in Monday afternoon’s sexual assault and robbery in Boystown. Back of the Yards resident Marcus Lynch, 20, is in custody and facing charges of criminal sexual assault and armed robbery. A bail hearing is set for today. Also in court today will be the man that the FBI says is

This will be the last time he wears a hoodie to a photo session in a long, long time. FBI The Benchwarmer Bandit,  who held up 6 banks in 30 days, beginning with a Boystown TCF branch, was arrested moments after this surveillance photo was taken during a Loop bank hold-up Tuesday afternoon. Chicago Police

Following yesterday’s sexual assault and robbery in Boystown, Alderman Tom Tunney has strapped on his well-worn superhero outfit. In typical post-tragedy fashion, the alderman is portraying himself as a hands-on crime-fighter, telling Facebook readers I have been working closely with the Chicago Police Department on this case. We’ve often wondered exactly what the alderman brings to the

For the third time in six months, a highly concentrated area along the Lake View – Lincoln Park border has recorded a hammer attack. Police were called to the 2500 block of Lincoln at 10:25 last night after a man got clobbered in the head. The victim—said to be alert and talking, but bleeding—was taken

Latest info regarding yesterday afternoon’s rape and robbery in Boystown: Images and possibly video of the suspect were being prepared for release, according to ABC7. CWB can confirm that police have been in possession of good quality video since yesterday evening – good enough to determine that the offender’s winter hat sports a White Sox

Given what we know, we could catch the rapist who attacked and robbed a woman in that Boystown alley yesterday afternoon.. Wearing a White Sox skully with a pompom in Wrigleyville? He may as well have smiled for the cameras—which he literally did. The story as we see it now is that Chicago Police Department

Updated info is available here. ——– A 22-year-old woman was sexually assaulted, robbed, and threatened with a knife in the alley behind the former Brompton Auto Body, 3532 N. Halsted, around 4:30 Monday afternoon. The former Brompton Auto Body garage at 3532 N. Halsted. (Image: ChicagoPride.com) Police say the victim was threatened with a knife

A loose end. It looks like the crew that robbed a GameStop just blocks from a Secret Service security zone during President Barack Obama’s recent visit has hit at least five similar stores. Another Repeat Performance 19th district police believe that the Hispanic man who robbed a victim 100 yards from Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s front

Today is the one-year anniversary for Crime In Wrigleyville and Boystown. Precocious. Our motivation for starting this blog is exactly the same thing that motivates us to this day: To inform our neighbors about a very serious and growing street crime problem and the dangerous erosion of police protection in two neighborhoods that we sincerely