Month: September 2017

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

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

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

So, a guy died yesterday. He pretty much washed ashore at Montrose Beach. The Tribune says he was “found floating.” He repeatedly seized on the beach. Convulsing. Breathing, it seemed. Or not. It’s awkward, trying to tell if someone’s breathing or just trying their damnedest to. The blood frothing from his mouth came from his lungs, mixed

Chicago cop Thomas Walsh Sr leads a Northalsted security patrol in 2017. Newly-released documents show that a Lakeview-based Chicago cop’s private security firm received more than $52,000 in tax money to patrol Boystown in 2011 and 2012, a violation of city ordinances. The money was paid to Walsh Security LLC—owned by 19th District CAPS Officer

They’re baaaack. Police are once again warning North Side residents about catalytic converter thieves. The current crew seems to be concentrating its efforts around DePaul University and nearby Lincoln Park. As usual, the thieves work during overnight hours, sawing catalytic converters off of parked vehicles. They’re focusing on Lexus and Honda models currently, police said

A local businessman says these young men entered Clark Street stores on Saturday, taking money from tip jars. A group of young thieves made their way up Clark Street in Lincoln Park on Saturday afternoon, following a well-established pattern of behavior that Chicago businesses have seen many times. “Three teenagers came into my mom’s shop

That is one creepy photo—and police say it shows a very creepy man. In a brand new community alert for the Humboldt Park area, police say the man shown here repeatedly exposed himself to people near a daycare center near North and California during May and June. After disappearing for a while, the man is

The man opened fire after a disturbance involving a bar in Wrigleyville, police said. A 29-year-old Woodlawn man pulled out a gun and shot at least four times after having a disagreement with a Wrigleyville bar early Saturday, witnesses and police said. No one was injured. Cops on patrol reported hearing gunshots and seeing people running

This morning’s first robbery took place in the 2400 block of North Stockton, police said. | Google A bike-riding gunman robbed people this morning in Lakeview and Lincoln Park, police said. No one is in custody. Shortly before 6 a.m., the robber pedaled up to a man in the 2400 block of North Stockton in Lincoln