2015 - Page 16 of 37 - CWB Chicago

UNDER THE GUN: Two Armed Robberies In One Hour Tuesday

August 5, 2015 6:40 AM CWBChicago

At least two robberies at gunpoint were reported in less than an hour by victims in nearby Lake View and Uptown last night. • At 10:33PM, a man told police that he was robbed at gunpoint near Melrose and Greenview in Lake View. The offender, who escaped with the victim’s canvas shoulder bag, wallet, and

“NOW YOU GOT AIDS”: Home Intruders And Robbery Disturb Normally Quiet Newport Avenue

August 4, 2015 3:47 PM CWBChicago

Neighbors who live just a couple of doors apart in the 900 block of Newport reported intruders in their third floor apartments last week. One case was weird. The other resulted in a battery. The incidents are just the latest in a series of unusual activities on the normally peaceful block. Friday evening at 5:45PM,

(GUN)MEN AT WORK: Uptown Phone Store Robbery May Be Tied To “Construction Crew”

August 4, 2015 6:08 AM CWBChicago

Investigators believe that at least one member of a crew that robs cell phone stores while wearing construction outfits struck in our area Monday afternoon. Police say a man entered the store, located in the 4400 block of Broadway, at high noon and produced a black handgun. A female worker fled out the back door

THANKS, BAT MAN: Car Break-In, Confrontation With Resident Ends In 5 Year Prison Term

August 4, 2015 2:40 AM CWBChicago

A convicted burglar who was confronted by a baseball bat-wielding citizen who saw him breaking into a car near Clark and Diversey last September has pleaded guilty to theft. Mack Perry, 50, received a 5 year prison sentence and was ordered to submit a DNA sample. Last fall, the noise of a late night car

HOT SPOT: Former Boystown Bar Owner Pleads Guilty To Arson

August 4, 2015 2:24 AM CWBChicago

Frank Elliott, the former Boystown bar owner who was accused of having another gay bar he owned in Oak Park set afire as part of an insurance scheme in 2012, has reached a plea deal. Elliott pleaded guilty to one count of arson and one count of insurance fraud. In exchange for his plea, Elliott

AND YOU GET A ROBBERY! AND YOU GET A ROBBERY!: Home Invasion, Robberies Fill Hot Weekend

August 3, 2015 9:35 PM CWBChicago

At least four robberies were reported this weekend in the immediate neighborhood as a late-blooming summer crime spree continues. And, despite a local alderman’s promise that “increased resources” would be dedicated to police efforts in our area, the 19th district ran completely out of cops for more than two hours during the crime-laden overnight hours

WHOOPSIE DAISY: Two Charged In Attempted Truck Break-In

August 1, 2015 7:12 PM CWBChicago

Bagged tagged and ready to go ‘cuz we was fast and they was slow. Men wave to the Google Street View car outside of 525 Hawthorne Place. That’s how one 19th district officer wrapped up the arrests of two men who were allegedly seen breaking into a truck outside of 525 Hawthorne Place on Wednesday

BOTTOM OF THE BARREL: Man In Wheelchair Robbed

August 1, 2015 1:24 PM CWBChicago

A man in a wheelchair became our neighborhood’s latest mugging victim Wednesday when he was allegedly robbed at knifepoint in broad daylight. The man, who resides in a Lincoln Park assisted living center, told police that an unknown offender pulled a knife on him in the 3000 block of Halsted, took his backpack, and fled

FEISTY “YOUTHS”: Things Heat Up At Local Service Agenices

July 31, 2015 2:45 PM CWBChicago

Things have been heating up at local service agencies over the past few days: • A Crib Youth Shelter client who refused to cooperate with police was transported to Illinois Masonic Medical Center after being beaten near the shelter at 865 W. Addison Wednesday evening. • Two hours later, around 8:15PM, Crib staff members—who are

BAD DAY AT WORK: Woman Robbed Near Thorek Hospital

July 31, 2015 2:28 PM CWBChicago

A Boystown woman on her way to work at Weiss Hospital was robbed early Thursday morning by two men who were armed with a handgun. The victim told police that the two offenders approached her from behind. Then, one of the men grabbed her purse while the other man pointed a chrome semi-automatic handgun at

PUSHING IT: 7-Eleven Robbery Crew Strikes Again (In Avondale)

July 31, 2015 2:22 PM CWBChicago

Police believe that a crew of two to three men who have been robbing convenience stores at gunpoint in west Lake View, Lincoln Park, and Wicker Park struck again on Sunday—in Avondale. Police say two men who closely resemble those seen in a recently-released community alert entered a convenience store at 3600 W. Belmont around

BURNED: Arson Suspect Arrested At Center On Halsted

July 30, 2015 4:09 PM CWBChicago

Two counts of arson have been filed against 22-year-old Eric Howard of the Chicago Lawn neighborhood in connection with two fires in the 3200 block of Sheffield on Tuesday. Howard is currently on parole for burglary, according to the Illinois Department of Corrections. As CWB Chicago reported exclusively yesterday, police were on the look out for

WANTED: Cops Seek Known Suspect In Tuesday Arson

July 29, 2015 5:12 PM CWBChicago

UPDATE: Arson investigators took a suspect into custody at the Center On Halsted Wednesday afternoon. —— CWB has confirmed that Chicago police are seeking a known suspect for questioning in at least one arson fire near the Belmont Red Line station. Investigators are looking into a fire that they believe was intentionally set in a

Year: 2015