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Month: November 2015

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Alert Issued After Southeast Lakeview Robbery Spree

November 30, 2015 6:46 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police Monday issued a robbery alert in which a series of post-Thanksgiving armed robberies in southeast Lakeview are connected with a number of similar crimes in Wrigleyville and Bucktown. On Friday, one victim was shot at, a second was pistol-whipped, and a third was forced to lie on the ground at gunpoint during a

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Burglars Using Stolen Cars As Break-In Spree Continues Through Holiday Weekend

November 29, 2015 11:24 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police today decided to announce that there have been a lot of burglaries in the area, something that CWB Chicago has been reporting for over a month. We’ll get to their alert later. First, though, some details that they aren’t telling you. One group of burglars—and there are believed to be at least two

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Victims Are Shot At, Pistol-Whipped, And Forced To Lie In The Street During Post-Thanksgiving Robbery Spree

November 28, 2015 6:27 AM CWBChicago

While you slept off a turkey orgy, three people were targeted by an early-rising armed robbery crew in southeast Lakeview Friday morning. One victim was shot at. Another was pistol-whipped upside the head. And one was forced to lie on the ground while an offender ransacked his car. No one is in custody for the

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Burglars Hit 4 Homes Tuesday As Break-In Spree Continues

November 25, 2015 11:49 AM CWBChicago

One victim lost $25,000 worth of jewelry. Another lost three laptops. And a golf supply store had its safe wheeled out the front door on a dolly. Alarm systems were knocked completely off of walls. Those are just some of the latest reports as a series of mostly-residential forcible-entry burglaries continues in Lakeview and nearby

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SHOCKING: Bailed Out, Wrigleyville Burglars Are Hunted Down After Suburban Break-In

November 22, 2015 7:12 AM CWBChicago

It looks like McHenry County is cleaning up Wrigleyville’s trash. Two men accused of attempting to break into a home in the 3700 block of Kenmore on November 5 were hunted down by U.S. Marshals and McHenry County authorities this week after they allegedly (wait for it) broke into a home there, stealing a gun

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ONE DOWN, ONE TO GO: In Fresh Alert, Cops Warn Of Another Lakeview Arsonist

November 20, 2015 6:57 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police today confirmed our on-going reports that a second arsonist is responsible for some of the numerous suspicious fires that have been reported in west Lakeview and North Center over recent weeks. Yesterday, the department announced charges against a 17-year-old boy in connection with one fire that gutted a 3-flat in the 1900 block

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8 COUNTS: Juvenile Charged In Arson Fire That Displaced 6, Killed 2 Dogs

November 20, 2015 2:01 AM CWBChicago

A 17-year-old juvenile has been charged with eight felony counts of aggravated arson/known person present in conjunction with a fire last week that displaced six people in the North Center area. The fire, which broke out in trash that had been stored under a wooden rear porch, ripped through a three-flat building in the 1900

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YOU CAN’T BE SERIOUS: Bald Man Stole 13 Bottles Of Shampoo, Court Says (And Other Weird Stories)

November 19, 2015 11:24 AM CWBChicago

EDITORS’ NOTE: Details of a fourth incident that were included in this report have been removed at 10:47AM on September 21, 2016. The individual accused in that matter succeeded in having the case expunged from his/her Cook County Criminal Court record. While not required by law to remove truthful reports, CWB Chicago editors do extend this

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NOT OK: Tourist Among Weekend Robbery Victims

November 16, 2015 9:03 AM CWBChicago

A visitor from Oklahoma fell victim to an old fashioned Wrigleyville mugging early Sunday. The man flagged down a passing patrol car after he was strong arm robbed of his wallet and phone near Clark and Waveland at 3:15AM. Two offenders fled the scene northbound in a black 4-door Prius, the victim said. Both offenders

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INTRUDERS: Suspect Vehicle Identified As Burglary Spree Rolls On

November 15, 2015 6:35 PM CWBChicago

A rash of burglaries in our area and nearby neighborhoods has claimed even more victims since our October 30 report. Now, for the first time, CWB Chicago has information regarding a vehicle that may be involved. That vehicle is a silver or gray Ford SUV, according to multiple witnesses. At least six burglaries were reported

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