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| The iPad was found in a restroom at 251 East Huron, police said. |
Here’s your Wednesday morning briefing from CWBChicago:
STREETERVILLE — A disguised iPad was found taped to a women’s bathroom wall on the Northwestern Memorial Hospital campus Tuesday morning, according to police and a source. Around 11:40 a.m., a woman discovered the device in a restroom on the second floor at 251 East Huron. Police were called and an evidence technician recovered the iPad for forensic testing. Chicago police declined to say if the iPad’s camera successfully recorded any footage. Nonetheless, CPD has classified the case as “unauthorized videotaping.”
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| Google map of Montrose Harbor |
UPTOWN — A woman’s body was recovered from Montrose Harbor around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Police said that Coast Guard personnel found the woman in the water near “O” dock and the Chicago Police Marine Unit recovered her remains. “O” dock is the westernmost dock on the north side of the harbor. Police said the woman was black and appeared to be about 25-years-old. Detectives were conducting a death investigation.
RUSH & DIVISION — Charges are pending this morning against a man who’s accused of robbing a woman of her phone in the 700 block of North Rush yesterday evening. Witnesses provided police with a detailed description of the offender who fled into the nearby Chicago Red Line station around 6:30 p.m. A few minutes later, cops in the Loop detained a man who matched the offender’s description as he arrived at the Jackson Red Line stop. The 23-year-old victim and a witness later identified the detained man as the offender. We will post an update when charges are finalized.
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| The Wrigleyville victim was robbed near Clark and Eddy. |
WRIGLEYVILLE — A 25-year-old man was punched in the face, knocked to the ground, and robbed as he walked along the Wrigleyville bar strip in the 3500 block of North Clark early on Friday. The man reported that two offenders emerged from an older model silver Buick four-door and attacked him just after midnight. The men took the victim’s phone and money before returning to the car and driving southbound on Clark. The robbers were described as two black men, one of whom had a full beard.
RIVER NORTH — Police said a man was robbed at gunpoint near Shaw’s Crabhouse, 25 East Hubbard shortly before 1 a.m. on Monday. The victim told police that three men got out of a red Chevy Malibu and announced a robbery while holding him at gunpoint. The offenders returned to the car and fled after getting the man’s wallet, cash, and phone. The offenders were described as three black men: One stands about 5’6” tall, wore a black hoodie, had his hair in a bun, and was armed with a handgun; another stands about 5’10” tall and had a beard, and no further description was available for the third man. The victim said the vehicle’s license plate may contain the numerals “952”
