Month: October 2016

Smothers | Chicago Police Prosecutors have charged a 22-year-old Rogers Park man with shooting three people this morning in the 2900 block of North Sheffield. Smothers held by police. | CWBChicago Reader Ricky Smothers is charged with aggravated battery with a firearm, unlawful use of a weapon, illegal possession of ammunition. Prosecutors said they filed an additional

Police units near the scene of this morning’s arrest in the 1000 block of West Oakdale | CWBChicago Reader Image UPDATE 4:55PM: Charges filed. Details here. A gunman who shot three people in Lakeview overnight is in custody thanks to the quick and gutsy response of Chicago police officers. Cops on patrol heard gunfire in

Pearson (top) and the Wolkows | Chicago Police Dept Here’s one heck of a coincidence. So, yesterday, two “kids” robbed a guy of his phone near the Sheridan Red Line station. When the victim chased after the thieves, they spun around and shot him in the forehead with what proved to be a BB gun.

A Lakeview robbery victim got lucky this morning. Image: Zombieplace When he chased after two young offenders who robbed him near the Sheridan Red Line station at 10:15 a.m., both robbers turned around and shot at him. One of the shots hit the victim square in the forehead. It’s a good thing that the guns

A troubling pattern emerged yesterday as Uptown recorded its eighth homicide of the year: Every time the neighborhood’s Nero-esque alderman posts a picture of baked goods to social media, someone gets shot nearby. Yesterday’s victim was shot four times in the chest at 3:45 p.m. in the 4400 block of North Racine, a few doors

Chicago police are investigating an armed home invasion reported Monday evening in the 3200 block of North Seminary. A woman called police around 10:30 p.m. after an unknown man entered her apartment with a gun. She described the intruder as a black man who wore a ski mask, dark pants, dark tennis shoes, and a dark

The stolen SUV crashed near this pink and white house at 556 N. Central in the Austin neighborhood. | Google Three juveniles are in custody following an armed carjacking in Lincoln Park on Monday evening, police said. Now, detectives are working to determine if the three are responsible for a series of armed robberies that

Here’s a costume idea, ladies. | HalloweenCostumes.com Four shoplifters pepper sprayed a clerk and stole costumes during a Monday afternoon robbery of Halloween Hallway, the pop-up holiday store that operates in the former Walgreens space at 2801 N. Broadway. The crew entered the store around 3:30 p.m. and blasted the employee with “mace” when they

October’s record-setting robbery pace showed no signs of slowing in Wrigleyville and Boystown this weekend. And armed robberies have also been reported in nearby areas of Lakeview, Lincoln Park, North Center, and Uptown. • A cab driver told police that he was punched in the face and robbed of his phone and money by two