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THE CUFFING OF THE GREEN: Let’s Meet Some Of Wrigleyville’s St. Patrick’s Weekend Arrestees

March 18, 2015 4:05 AM CWBChicago

Say hello to some of the 17 men and women who got arrested during this weekend’s St. Patrick’s disaster in Wrigleyville. Wadas being taken into custody. (Image: the1stMikeC) • Frank A. “Tony” Wadas of Hoffman Estates was donning a sweatshirt with the word “WHISKEY” stitched on its chest in 3-inch letters for his mugshot after

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NAILED: Pair Wields Hammer In CTA Robbery, Arrests Made

March 16, 2015 5:27 AM CWBChicago

Two offenders armed with a hammer robbed a man and his friend on a northbound CTA train Sunday evening, only to be tracked down and arrested by officers who followed pings emanating from a victim’s stolen phone. Police were called to the Belmont CTA station around 10:15PM, where the victims reported that the offenders—a man

YUCK OF THE IRISH: Wrigleyville Binge Spawns 17 Arrests

March 15, 2015 9:40 AM CWBChicago

Don’t be shy, ladies. He could be yours! (Image: the1stmikec) Some 19th district residents experienced lengthy waits for police service Saturday as the bulk of the neighborhood’s officers were dedicated to the annual bar crawl sh!tshow in Wrigleyville. The police department sent no reinforcements to back up our grossly-understaffed district, which has lost nearly 27% of

SHAMROCK SCUFFLE: Wrigleyville “Celebration” Gets Rolling

March 14, 2015 7:34 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police make the first arrest of the day as St. Patrick’s celebrants fill Wrigleyville. (Video: the1stmikec) The annual disaster called “St. Patrick’s Day” in Wrigleyville is underway—and the skids are well-greased for what could become an epic sh!tshow. The warm weather is drawing crowds bigger and earlier than last year. And, while Alderman Tom Tunney

COURT REPORT: Updates On Stories You Read About On CWB

March 14, 2015 3:25 AM CWBChicago

Pearce (Illinois Dept of Corrections) The third and final defendant has been sentenced in one of the most violent and tragic incidents that we’ve ever reported. Asante Pearce, 20, received a 4-year prison sentence this week after pleading guilty to robbery in the June 23, 2013, beating and robbery of two young men near the

RAILROADED?: Arrested In January, Aldermanic Candidate Says CTA Bag Screening “Violated My Rights”

March 13, 2015 8:57 PM CWBChicago

Davis One month before earning 9% of the votes in the recent 44th ward aldermanic election, Scott M. Davis was arrested for allegedly crossing into a CTA station after refusing to submit to a random bag screening, according to court records. Police say they tried to examine Davis’ bag near the Merchandise Mart CTA turnstiles shortly

BACK TO NORMAL: Boystown 7-Eleven Robbed At Gunpoint Overnight; Arrests Made In Tuesday Mugging

March 11, 2015 11:12 AM CWBChicago

Google Two masked gunmen robbed a Boystown-area convenience store this morning and escaped with nearly $2,000 cash. No one is in custody. Police responded to the 7-Eleven store at Broadway and Waveland around 3:45AM after being tipped off by a silent alarm and 911 callers. Witnesses say the offenders were two black men, about 5’10”

BOXED IN: Neighbors, Cops Gang Up On Package Thieves

March 10, 2015 4:35 AM CWBChicago

Sharp-eyed neighbors and tenacious cops teamed up to catch a pair of suspected package thieves in Lake View on Monday. Neighbors reported a man taking packages from several homes in the 3700 block of Wayne around noontime. Armed with excellent descriptions of the suspects, their vehicle, and their exact license plate number, cops began scouring

UPTOWN FLUNK: 2nd Murder in 16 Days Puts Homicides On Record Pace

March 9, 2015 11:05 PM CWBChicago

Homicides are piling up at a record pace in Uptown this year after a man was shot dead near Sheridan and Agatite Monday afternoon. The victim, a 20-year-old man, is believed to have been killed by members of the Black P-Stones street gang, according to a source. It’s the second homicide in 16 days for

GINGER SNAPS: Caught Stealing Bikes In Broad Daylight, Prolific Thief Goes Back To Jail

March 9, 2015 6:53 AM CWBChicago

Brandis (Cook Co. Sheriff’s Dept) Guess who’s back in jail? One of Wrigleyville and Boystown’s most annoying pests—Ryan Brandis—is locked up, charged with attempting to steal bikes from a rack at Belmont and Clark in broad daylight. Brandis, 27, is charged with theft after a group of witnesses intervened and detained him until cops arrived

SURPRISE!: Given A Break When Victim No-Showed, Parolee Gets Arrested Again

March 8, 2015 2:33 PM CWBChicago

Dunbar (Cook Co Sheriff’s Dept) A 39-year-old career criminal who got lucky when the manager of Boystown’s 7-Eleven store failed to show up for a shoplifting court date is back in jail. Darnell Dunbar, currently on parole for robbery, was arrested Tuesday morning in Uptown after a man flagged down police and told them that

FISH IN A BARREL: Teen Arrested In Prostitution Sting

March 8, 2015 2:33 PM CWBChicago

Aragon (Chicago Police Dept) Chicago police say “numerous CAPS-related complaints from businesses and residents regarding prostitution on Halsted Street” last week led them to address the problem by setting up a “date” with an online escort and arresting him when he showed up. It seems that if police truly want to crack down on prostitution,

UNREASONABLE: Found Hiding Under SUV, Parolee Faces Burglary Tool Charges

March 8, 2015 2:33 PM CWBChicago

Hornezes (Ill. Dept of Corrections) Christopher Hornezes has certainly been busy since getting paroled on January 22nd. First, he had to head up to Racine, Wisconsin, where he’s still facing 2013 charges of theft, cocaine possession, and taking a vehicle without consent. After getting fresh mugshots and a couple of court hearings in Racine, Hornezes, 26, came

Month: March 2015

THE CUFFING OF THE GREEN: Let’s Meet Some Of Wrigleyville’s St. Patrick’s Weekend Arrestees

NAILED: Pair Wields Hammer In CTA Robbery, Arrests Made

YUCK OF THE IRISH: Wrigleyville Binge Spawns 17 Arrests

SHAMROCK SCUFFLE: Wrigleyville “Celebration” Gets Rolling

COURT REPORT: Updates On Stories You Read About On CWB

RAILROADED?: Arrested In January, Aldermanic Candidate Says CTA Bag Screening “Violated My Rights”

BACK TO NORMAL: Boystown 7-Eleven Robbed At Gunpoint Overnight; Arrests Made In Tuesday Mugging

BOXED IN: Neighbors, Cops Gang Up On Package Thieves

UPTOWN FLUNK: 2nd Murder in 16 Days Puts Homicides On Record Pace

GINGER SNAPS: Caught Stealing Bikes In Broad Daylight, Prolific Thief Goes Back To Jail

SURPRISE!: Given A Break When Victim No-Showed, Parolee Gets Arrested Again

FISH IN A BARREL: Teen Arrested In Prostitution Sting

UNREASONABLE: Found Hiding Under SUV, Parolee Faces Burglary Tool Charges

Man murdered girlfriend hours after she filed domestic battery report with police, prosecutors say

Woman left drugs near toddler who died of overdose in East Garfield Park, prosecutors say

Police warn of 19 auto thefts across Fulton Market, West Town

Suburban lab executive faked 380,000 COVID tests in $66 million fraud, feds say

He pleaded guilty to an attempted murder he didn’t commit. But an Illinois court refuses to give him a certificate of innocence