Month: November 2017

A woman was carjacked near Oz Park yesterday evening. Carjackers took a woman’s car at gunpoint near Oz Park in Lincoln Park on Thursday evening. About two hours later, a man was carjacked in River North. Here is the latest from police: • Around 10:05 p.m. on Thursday, a 30-year-old woman was parking her car

Three attacks by groups of teens have been reported near Grant Park, police said. | City of Chicago Groups of teenagers are attacking and robbing people on sidewalks near Grant Park, police said in a community alert late Thursday night. At least five people have been attacked in three separate assaults since last Wednesday. Victims

The Irish Oak in Wrigleyville was burglarized early Monday, police said. | 10best.com Burglars took an estimated $4,000 cash from a Wrigleyville bar early Monday as break-ins appear to be making a come-back in Lakeview East. No signs of forced entry were found when workers arrived at the Irish Oak bar, 3511 North Clark on

Vargas is charged with robbing a cabbie near the Sedgwick Brown Line station. | CPD; Wikimedia Say hello (again) to Daniel Vargas. He sure has grown up since being featured on CWBChicago last year for pinching a woman’s butt and having a fake Green Card and bogus Social Security card in Lakeview. Sunday afternoon, Vargas

This screengrab shows the victim being held at gunpoint. See full video HERE. | Chicago Police Police on Tuesday released surveillance video that captured an armed robbery in Chinatown last week from start-to-finish. While the crime took place well out of our usual reporting area, the video provides valuable lessons for all of us. The clip

Another Lincoln Park restaurant was robbed at gunpoint after closing time Tuesday. The hold-up bore similarities to two incidents last month at a nearby late-night taco stand. Around 11:30 last night, an armed man entered the back door of Summer House Santa Monica, 1954 North Halsted, police said. The restaurant had been closed for almost

The Chase location at Sheridan and Irving was robbed on November 9. | Google  For nearly three minutes, a former employee loaded $126,520 in cash from a Lakeview Chase Bank vault into a messenger bag while holding two tellers at gunpoint on November 9, police said. Now, a woman has been charged in the case.

Nunez (inset) is accused of running from cops and having a defaced handgun in his possession. The Town Hall Police District’s efforts to reduce nighttime violence along Recreation Drive paid dividends early last Tuesday. Officers patrolling the street and parking area near Rec Drive’s tennis courts and baseball fields at 2:30 a.m. came across a

A photo of Deshawn Johnson, also known as Deshawn Jones, taken from his Facebook page. | Facebook An 18-year-old man was shot to death in Uptown Monday evening, left lying among a string of over 30 shell casings that stretched for two city blocks. Shortly after 6 p.m., a man was shot in the chest

Chaquan Birdie allegedly stole two purses worth $6,600 from the Versace store on Rush Street. | CPD; Versace A Mag Mile-area shoplifting suspect’s day turned decidedly down-market when he resorted to hiding in a garbage can with two Versace purses in an attempt to elude police, according to court records. He failed. Chaquan Birdie, 19, walked

A 21-year-old man told police that he was shot during a robbery attempt in a DePaul University parking lot around 8:15 Sunday evening. Officially, police said that “the man was standing in an alley when a male offender approached and attempted to rob him. The victim then heard a shot and felt pain.” The victim

Ontiveros | Chicago Police Dept A Lincoln Square man grabbed a woman and choked her during a robbery last Sunday afternoon in the 4800 block of North Ravenswood, prosecutors said. 18-year-old Martin Ontiveros grabbed the woman near her home and took a purse, phone, and jewelry around 4 p.m., according to charges. A neighbor saw