September 2017 - CWB Chicago

Masseur Charged With Inappropriate Touching At Lakeview Salon

September 29, 2017 9:22 PM CWBChicago

A 53-year-old massage therapist is charged with battery, accused of inappropriately touching a woman during services at a Lakeview spa. Bhatt | Chicago Police Dept An Albany Park woman, 35, told police that Ketan Bhatt touched the side of her breast and rubbed her hand with his erect penis during a massage on September 11.

Lakeview Woman Followed From Red Line, Sexually Assaulted Overnight

September 29, 2017 12:30 PM CWBChicago

The victim told police that she may have been followed from the Sheridan Red Line station | Wikicommons A 28-year-old Lakeview woman was followed into her apartment building and sexually assaulted this morning, police said. No one is in custody. The victim said the offender may have trailed her from the Sheridan Red Line station

Armed Robbery Near Clark/Wrightwood This Evening

September 29, 2017 12:24 AM CWBChicago

The bad news is that a man was robbed at gunpoint in Lincoln Park tonight. The good news is that the robbers got his keys, but didn’t take his Lexus. Police said the victim was in an alley near Clark and Wrightwood when the gunman demanded valuables around 6:30 p.m. After getting the victim’s wallet,

WTF? Cops Issue Robbery Alert For Sleepy Andersonville

September 28, 2017 11:56 PM CWBChicago

The usually sleepy Andersonville neighborhood is at the center of a police robbery alert after three victims were robbed at gunpoint last Thursday. In each case, victims have been approached on the street by two offenders who are armed with a handgun, police said. The first victim was robbed outside of Pauline’s Restaurant, police said.

Cops: Bike-Riding Pervert Still Attacking North Side Women

September 28, 2017 10:52 PM CWBChicago

A bike riding pervert continues to assault women across the North Side, pedaling up from behind and inappropriately touching them as he rides by, police say. Even more disturbing is the fact that many of the victims are with children at the time of the crimes. Detectives have updated their warning about the man, which

Again? Lincoln Square Cellular Store Robbed At Gunpoint This Morning

September 28, 2017 10:20 PM CWBChicago

A Verizon Wireless store in the heart of the Lincoln Square shopping strip was robbed at gunpoint this morning—the second time the shop has been targeted by robbers this year. An employee fled into the store’s safe after an armed man entered the shop around 10:10 a.m. While the worker called for help, the robber

Shots Fired, Gun Recovered In Wrigleyville—But Only Drug Charges Are Filed

September 28, 2017 9:50 PM CWBChicago

Hull (inset) has been ordered to stay away from Wrigleyville’s Roadhouse 66. A Woodlawn man who was arrested after shots were fired on the Wrigleyville bar strip early Saturday is charged with a felony narcotics violation—but not with the gunfire. Around 1:20 a.m., cops on patrol reported hearing gunshots and seeing people running for cover

CTA “Powder” Not Hazardous, But Investigation Continues

September 28, 2017 9:05 PM CWBChicago

A powdery substance found onboard a CTA train car at the Addison Red Line station this morning was not harmful, authorities have determined, but the police investigation of the incident continues tonight. Red line @Cta train evacuated at Addison and #Addison station shut down after woman reportedly saw a man w/ white substance @cbschicago pic.twitter.com/ihItfZm5uB

Stranger Danger: Boystown Party Invite Turns Ugly For Lakeview Man

September 28, 2017 8:18 PM CWBChicago

Fahey (inset) is charged with battery. | Pillar photo by Damian Entwistle on Flickr A stranger’s invitation to a Boystown house party went sideways early Wednesday, leaving a Lakeview man shaken and battered, police said. A 26-year-old Lakeview man told police that he encountered 43-year-old Nathaniel Fahey in the 3500 block of North Halsted around

Man Charged With Robbing Couple Near Wrigley Field

September 28, 2017 7:48 PM CWBChicago

Detectives have tracked down the man responsible for robbing a couple near Wrigley Field on September 10, prosecutors say. Sarfo 22-year-old Uptown resident Jeff Sarfo was arrested at his home in the 800 block of West Belle Plaine at 7:45 p.m. Sunday. Records show Sarfo previously received a 3-year prison sentence for robbing a victim

Man Gets 12 Years For Robbing North Side Cab Drivers, Trying To Kill Another

September 27, 2017 9:37 PM CWBChicago

Arturo Garcia-Gonzalez (inset) pleaded guilty yesterday to five taxi attacks in Spring 2017. A 28-year-old Avondale man has pleaded guilty to robbing four cab drivers and trying to kill a fifth during a string of taxi heists across the North Side this spring. Arturo Garcia-Gonzalez yesterday pleaded guilty to one count of attempted murder and

7 Charged After Months-Long Narcotics Operation Near Loop Law School

September 27, 2017 1:02 PM CWBChicago

Seven men accused of selling drugs to undercover officers near the John Marshall Law School are facing a litany of felony charges. A three-month-long undercover operation near the Loop school at 315 South Plymouth wrapped up with a coordinated arrest operation on September 13, records show. Lee • 24-year-old Michael Lee of Washington Park is

BUSTED: Man Wanted In String Of Armed Robberies Is In Custody, Cops Say

September 26, 2017 7:32 PM CWBChicago

The man suspected of robbing a Lincoln Square jewelry store employee at knifepoint last month is in custody, police said. Belmontes (inset) and a surveillance photo of the robbery suspect | CPD Fidel Belmontes, 39, of Brighton Park is accused of being the man shown in two separate police alerts this summer that connected him

Month: September 2017