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Month: August 2015

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WRIGLEYVILLE: Woman Awakened During Criminal Sexual Assault Attempt

August 30, 2015 7:00 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating after a woman reported being awakened by an attempted criminal sexual assault Sunday morning near Wrigley Field. Around 6:30 this morning, the woman told police that she woke up in the 1100 block of West Patterson to discover a shirtless man on top of her. The offender fled the apartment with

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BURGLARY BLITZ: Fresh Outbreak Has Prowlers Entering Homes, Stealing Cars

August 30, 2015 3:03 PM CWBChicago

A fresh string of home break-ins may indicate that another enterprising burglar has set up shop in the neighborhood. In two cases yesterday, a burglar took car keys from residences and stole the victims’ vehicles, too. • At 8:30AM on Friday, a man woke up in the 600 block of W. Roscoe and discovered that

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HAD ENOUGH? At Least Three More Robbed As Mugging Spree Continues

August 30, 2015 7:10 AM CWBChicago

At least three more people have been robbed in the immediate neighborhood this weekend as a renewed wave of muggings shows little sign of slowing down: • A man and a woman were robbed at gunpoint in the 3100 block of Kenmore around 12:40 this morning. The couple told police that two men approached them,

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BOYSTOWN: Intruder Flees One Home, Tries To Rob Neighbor

August 30, 2015 6:59 AM CWBChicago

A Boystown resident who made a quick trip to his own basement Friday afternoon returned to find something unexpected: A complete stranger in his living room. Once confronted, the unknown man reportedly fled out the back door of the home in the 800 block of Bradley Place and ran toward Halsted Street. He stopped running

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BANGER BANGED: Gang Member Shot At Addison & Western Overnight

August 29, 2015 5:37 PM CWBChicago

A 29-year-old gang member is in stable condition after being shot at 3601 N. Western Avenue this morning, across the street from Lane Tech High School. No one is in custody. Several police units were already in the area to disperse a large party nearby. Officers believe the shooting and the party are related. Officers

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BAD RAPP: Bartender Follows Alleged Phone Thief Until Cops Arrive

August 29, 2015 4:08 PM CWBChicago

A convicted arsonist and burglar is now accused of stealing a woman’s phone from a Boystown bar, court records show. Robert Rapp, 54, is charged with one count of theft of lost or mislaid property in connection with the August 15 incident at Town Hall Pub. According to a witness, a bartender followed Rapp out

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DOPE: Man Accused Of Offering Cocaine To Off-Duty Cop

August 28, 2015 6:07 PM CWBChicago

Hey! Here’s an idea. If you’re gonna wander through a bar and ask strangers if they want to buy cocaine, try to avoid asking the off-duty cop. That advice may be coming a bit late for Xavier Sancho, 33, who was arrested after allegedly offering to sell cocaine to an off-duty 19th district cop who

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OUT WITH A BANG: It’s Parole Day For North Side Menace

August 28, 2015 7:13 AM CWBChicago

Keith Hayer, a Rogers Park rapper and gang banger who goes by the name Bang Da Hitta, is getting out of prison today. Like most Chicago rappers that you’ve never heard of, his real claim to fame is churning up online drama (NSFW) that seems to get people killed. What do you expect from a guy

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PLAID BANDIT: Another Bank Robber Targets Local Branches

August 28, 2015 7:11 AM CWBChicago

Yet another person has decided to add “robbing local banks” to their LinkedIn profile. The Chase branch at 3335 N. Ashland was robbed at 4:02PM yesterday by a man who passed a note under a thick pane of bulletproof glass. The teller filled an envelope with cash and slid it back to him…under the thick

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FAKE OUT: Boystown Bartender Leads Cops To Long-Sought Counterfeiter

August 27, 2015 3:40 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police believe they have apprehended a man who has been passing fake $100 bills at area businesses for several months—usually while wearing an orange or yellow construction vest. A bartender at Roscoe’s Tavern in Boystown called police at 1 o’clock Monday afternoon to report that a customer had just tried to pass a questionable

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Lincoln Park

Shots fired at North Avenue Beach

May 26, 2023 2:41 PM

Memorial Day is off to an ominous start as Chicago police investigate shots fired at North Avenue Beach on Friday afternoon.

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18 years for sex offender who raped Chicago woman while on bail

May 26, 2023 6:38 AM

Chicago man charged with raping and robbing a woman in Logan Square while on bail for failing to register as a sex offender has been sentenced to 18 years.

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Chicago man allegedly found with $1.2 million in meth and fentanyl is now charged with assaulting federal agents

May 26, 2023 5:36 AM

The Chicago man charged with possessing a pill-making machine and $1.2 million worth of meth and fentanyl faces new charges for allegedly driving a stolen car toward federal agents who tried to arrest him.

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