February 2016

Robberies Reported At Wrigleyville ATMs, Cops Warn

February 1, 2016 5:30 AM CWBChicago

Area North detectives this weekend issued an alert to warn the public about two recent robberies at ATMs along the Clark Street bar strip in Wrigleyville. In both cases, offenders approached victims at sidewalk ATMs and demanded valuables. Investigators have connected two specific cases: One in the 3400 block of N. Clark around 1:30AM on

Group mugs man in River North as Chicago police warn of similar attacks in the Loop

September 24, 2023 4:13 AM

A man was attacked and robbed by four men as he walked in River North early Saturday, Chicago police said.

CTA pickpocket gets probation, one of the lightest sentences he’s received since 1985

September 23, 2023 7:28 PM

A Chicago man with a decades-long criminal history who pleaded guilty Friday to pickpocketing three women on the CTA was sentenced to a year of probation, among the lightest sentences he’s received since the Reagan administration.

Venmo robbery: Man forced victim to surrender phone near Wrigley Field, transferred $3,000 to himself, prosecutors say

September 23, 2023 7:23 PM

Prosecutors have charged a Hazel Crest man with robbery for allegedly forcing a man to surrender his phone near Wrigley Field and then Venmoing himself money from the victim’s account.