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RAVENSWOOD: Man Robbed Outside Late Night Pizza Joint

June 14, 2015 6:55 PM CWBChicago

A man was robbed at gunpoint outside of a late-night pizza joint in Ravenswood early Saturday morning. No one is in custody. Police were called to Chicago’s Pizza, 1919 W. Montrose, a 3:32AM after a man reported that two offenders brandished a small silver handgun and robbed him of about $200 and his iPhone. The

GUTTER BALL: Gunman Robs Bowling Alley, Gets Cheese Fries (And Felony Charges)

June 14, 2015 5:30 PM CWBChicago

At least he’ll have something to laugh about in prison. A man faces weapons and robbery charges after netting a $3 order of cheese fries during a stick-up at Waveland Bowl, 3700 N. Western, shortly before 11 o’clock Saturday night. And, according to the bowling alley’s web site, that $3 price tag includes tax. A

100 YARDS: Man Robbed Of Cell Phone Steps From Recent Robbery/Murder Scene; Woman Followed, Grabbed Nearby

June 14, 2015 3:58 PM CWBChicago

A Lake View bar-goer was beaten and robbed of his phone this morning less than 100 yards from the spot where another Lake View man was shot and killed during a similar robbery just two weeks ago. This morning’s victim called police from Mad River bar, 2909 N. Sheffield, at 2:55AM. According to the victim,

WORST TO FIRST: After Years Of Record Highs, Neighborhood Muggings Hit Record Low (Uptown’s Not So Lucky)

June 13, 2015 7:17 PM CWBChicago

Robberies on police beats 1923, 1924, and 1925, have fallen to a record low. Wrigleyville and Boystown’s robbery rate, which became the worst in Chicago as it recorded three consecutive record-high years between 2011 and 2013, is continuing to drop after community pressure forced Chicago police to address the problem in 2014. The three police

GONE TO RIO: Boat Burglary Suspect Found In North Side Motel

June 11, 2015 12:19 AM CWBChicago

A 24-year-old fugitive whose Cook County Jail release papers were found onboard a burglarized boat in Diversey Harbor last week is back in custody. Mikkelson cleaned up his look while he was on the lam. Terry Mikkelson Jr was taken into custody by a Cook County Sheriff fugitive apprehension unit Tuesday. He’s being held without bail.

END NOTE: Wrigleyville Robbery Defendant Dies Before Trial

June 10, 2015 12:27 PM CWBChicago

Welch Here’s one way to avoid prison if you’re charged with robbery: Die. The case against Derrick Welch, charged with robbing an Orland Park woman in the 1300 block of Cornelia last November, has been dropped after his attorney provided the court with a copy of Welch’s death certificate. The circumstances of Welch’s death are

NOT LADYLIKE: Woman Charged With Attempted Robbery On Boystown Strip

June 9, 2015 10:43 AM CWBChicago

A woman who received probation after pleading guilty to a suburban robbery in December 2013 is now charged with attempted robbery on Boystown’s Halsted strip. And one of her co-defendants in the suburban robbery is a man who has made regular appearances in CWB stories this year. McDowell (Cook Co. Sheriff’s Dept) Police say Denise

BOYSTOWN: Man Charged With Brandishing Handgun During Dumpster Dispute

June 9, 2015 9:13 AM CWBChicago

A Highland Park man is accused of brandishing a handgun during a verbal altercation over placement of garbage in a Boystown dumpster. Timothy A. Driscoll, 49, is charged with one count of aggravated assault in connection with the incident, which allegedly played out on a sidewalk in the 3400 block of Elaine on the afternoon

BROWN BAGGED: Local Package Thief Gets 42-Months

June 8, 2015 12:41 PM CWBChicago

Brown being taken into custody… Wavey Brown, the 44-year-old package thief who got busted in a 19th district Chicago police sting operation, has been shipped off to prison. On April 7, 2014, tactical officers working in conjunction with UPS security, arranged to have a Macintosh computer delivered to a residential building vestibule near Melrose and

PRIDE: Booze Checkpoints “More Optics Than Enforcement”

June 8, 2015 12:32 PM CWBChicago

Alcohol was sold openly along the route last yeardespite warnings of a booze crackdown. As neighborhood politicians and business reps told a CAPS meeting about their plans to contain the 2015 Pride Parade’s impact on our neighborhood last Tuesday, they insisted that a crackdown on public drinking would be a top priority. A big part

UP THE RIVER: Crack-Loving Robbery Duo Sentenced

June 8, 2015 5:07 AM CWBChicago

Sierra Two men who went on a Lakeview robbery spree in 2013 so they could feed their crack cocaine habits, have received long prison sentences. The duo targeted women, including at least one senior citizen, in their attacks. Eric Sierra, 41, pleaded guilty to five robberies and was given four 7-year sentences plus one 8-year

HELLO AGAIN: Unknown Man Runs From Wrigleyville Apartment, Gets Arrested When He Returns

June 7, 2015 7:19 PM CWBChicago

A man on parole for narcotics has been charged with burglary after a Wrigleyville woman allegedly saw him in her house one day—and then saw him come back two days later. Ricketts (Cook Co. Sheriff’s Dept) The woman, who lives in the 3500 block of Fremont, called police around 8:30AM on May 26 after an

ONE WEEK ON: Details Of Oakdale Homicide Emerge From Police, Court Filings

June 7, 2015 6:52 PM CWBChicago

Flowers were placed near the crime scene earlier this week. Here are a few details that have emerged in the days since Kevin O’Malley was shot to death during an attempted robbery at 942 W. Oakdale. Kristopher Pitts, 22, is charged with murder and armed robbery in the case • At the time of the

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