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BUSTED: Catalytic Converter Thieves Found On Lake View Rooftop Overnight

January 6, 2015 1:03 PM CWBChicago

Five catalytic converter thieves are in custody after crashing their van near the Lakeview/North Center border shortly after 5 o’clock this morning. The suspects were eventually found hiding on the roof of a home in the 1600 block of Cornelia. Police first became aware of the van around 3AM when a 911 caller reported seeing

NUMBERS GAME: Crime Down 94% In New York City

January 5, 2015 9:01 PM CWBChicago

The Chicago Police Department may be scraping the bottom of the misleading statistics barrel. During a year-end press conference last week, Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy boasted that, while the number of people shot in Chicago rose by a double-digit percentage in 2014, the year will go down with the “second lowest shooting number on record.”

NO JOKE: Robbed, A Blind Man Walks Into A Barbershop

January 5, 2015 10:54 AM CWBChicago

So, it’s come down to this. How does a blind man in a neighborhood as generous and giving as ours find himself walking into a barber shop to ask someone to call 911 because he’d been robbed? Ah, it was probably our fault. Any whom, a blind man walked into a barber shop in the 500

CRASH & GRAB: Area Best Buy Targeted In Overnight Raid; Short-Handed Police Muster 8-Minute Response

January 4, 2015 12:39 PM CWBChicago

The minivan used to penetrate the store remains on-scene this morning. Chicago’s hottest crime wave hit close to home early this morning as a group of thieves crashed a minivan into the Clark Street Best Buy store and stole an undetermined amount of merchandise. The bold break-in and get-away were made easier by understaffing in

(VERY, VERY) SPECIAL VICTIM UNIT: Emanuel Robbery Response Unlike Any Other, Report Shows

January 4, 2015 9:56 AM CWBChicago

The Chicago Sun-Times last night published images of the police report that documents the robbery of Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s son near the family’s home on December 19. A review of the report reveals that the Emanuel robbery case sparked investigative requests normally reserved for shooting incidents. Not surprising to CWB readers, though, will be the fact

AND THEY’RE OFF: With Tunney’s Objections Settled, Ballot Set For Neighborhood Aldermanic Race

January 2, 2015 8:04 PM CWBChicago

Washington Times Despite a close ally’s attempt to get all challengers thrown off the February ballot, 44th Ward Alderman Tom Tunney will have competition for the first time since he won the position in 2003. Charles Schutt, a neighbor of and precinct captain for Tunney, filed objections to three people who submitted signatures to run

Year: 2015

BUSTED: Catalytic Converter Thieves Found On Lake View Rooftop Overnight

NUMBERS GAME: Crime Down 94% In New York City

NO JOKE: Robbed, A Blind Man Walks Into A Barbershop

CRASH & GRAB: Area Best Buy Targeted In Overnight Raid; Short-Handed Police Muster 8-Minute Response

(VERY, VERY) SPECIAL VICTIM UNIT: Emanuel Robbery Response Unlike Any Other, Report Shows

AND THEY’RE OFF: With Tunney’s Objections Settled, Ballot Set For Neighborhood Aldermanic Race

Prosecutors: Gangster Disciples brought hitman to Chicago by bus for Englewood murder

2 critically injured shooting victims wait 8 minutes for someone to call 911 on a block once covered by ShotSpotter

65 years for beating man to death with a board — and then robbing the fallen victim

Jury hits Lincoln Towing with $2.85 million verdict, including record punitive damages

CPD commander says cop ‘tripped and ran into’ his squad car during foot pursuit