June 2018 - Page 2 of 6

As Videos Circulate, COPA To Investigate Cops’ Handling Of Post-Pride Brawl, Police Department Says

June 25, 2018 9:41 PM CWBChicago

How police handled a fight in the wake of Sunday’s Chicago Pride Parade is now the subject of an investigation by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA), according to a spokesman for the Chicago Police Department. The videos were recorded as police were in their fifth hour of trying to maintain order along Belmont

PRIDE: Interminable Parade Spawns Belmont Mobs, But Fewer Arrests Made

June 25, 2018 10:09 AM CWBChicago

A Pride flag flies over Broadway near Belmont Avenue on Sunday, June 24, 2018 Chicago’s 49th Annual Pride Parade on Sunday ran longer than recent predecessors and its wake kept police chasing ne’er-do-wells through Boystown and Lakeview into Monday morning. Most of the serious problems radiated from the Belmont Red Line station. As of 4:30

Paroled Arsonist Charged With Starting Fires In Lakeview Walgreens And Two Other Stores

June 24, 2018 11:29 PM CWBChicago

Lavale Miller (inset) is charged with setting fires in three stores, including the Walgreens at 1001 West Belmont. | Illinois Dept of Corrections; File A convicted arsonist who’s on parole for setting a Roosevelt University men’s room trash can on fire in 2015 has been charged with three setting three fires in North Side retail

24-Hour Massage Parlor Robbed In Lakeview, Police Say

June 24, 2018 10:35 PM CWBChicago

The robbery was reported in a second-floor massage parlor at 1235 West Belmont, police said. | Google Chicago police are investigating the armed robbery of a 24-hour massage parlor in Lakeview on Saturday night. Police said an employee of Masaj Now, 1235 West Belmont, called 911 after two offenders robbed the business and customers around

SMILE, JERK! Crisp New Photo Shows Man Who Robbed Woman In Lakeview On Saturday Morning

June 24, 2018 11:50 AM CWBChicago

Well, well, well. Guess what was waiting in our email today? A crystal-clear photo of the robbery offender who mugged that woman in Lakeview on Saturday morning. Around 10:35 yesterday, a man came up behind a 28-year-old woman, pushed her to the ground and took her purse near Wellington and Greenview. “The guy took off

River North: Shots Fired, Felon Facing Gun Charge Thanks To Tough CHA Guard

June 23, 2018 11:28 PM CWBChicago

Semione Robinson (inset) was seen leaving the area of gunfire, police said. | CPD; Google A convicted felon is facing gun charges after a Chicago Housing Authority security guard detained him following a “shots fired” incident in River North on Friday morning. Police say the guard saw Semione Robinson walking away from the area where shots

Homeowner Says Prowler’s 20-Minute Break-In Attempt Failed

June 23, 2018 9:35 PM CWBChicago

A family that lives near Halsted and Diversey found an unpleasant surprise on their home surveillance system Wednesday: footage of a man who spent “a solid twenty minutes” trying to break into their home overnight. We’re sharing a few of the images here. The homeowner, who asked not to be identified by name, said police

Woman Mugged In Lakeview Saturday Morning As Street Crime Reports Heat Up

June 23, 2018 6:32 PM CWBChicago

Images of a robbery offender running from the scene in Lakeview on Saturday morning. | Provided The mid-morning robbery of a woman on Saturday is at least the fourth to be reported in the neighborhood this week. So far, police have not made any connections between the incidents. The latest victim is a 28-year-old woman

Old Town: 13-Year-Old Robbed Two Women With Another Teen, Cops Say

June 23, 2018 4:43 PM CWBChicago

A 13-year-old and a 16-year-old are charged with robbing two women in Old Town on May 23rd, police said on Saturday. The teens were arrested Friday evening after tactical officers in the 1300 block of North Hudson recognized them from a community alert. Locations of the two robberies. Police said the offenders have each been

Man Charged With Fleeing Cops, Killing Woman In River North Crash

June 23, 2018 5:57 AM CWBChicago

A Lincolnwood man who sped away from cops, then crashed into a taxi cab, killing a woman Wednesday night has been charged with multiple felonies, including murder, according to a statement from Chicago police. Hussain | CPD Ammar Hussain, 27, fled from officers who tried to pull him over after a records check “revealed a

Cops Release Video Of Lincoln Park Robbery Suspect

June 23, 2018 5:07 AM CWBChicago

The suspect (left) and the vehicle that he rode in. | Chicago Police Dept Chicago police have released video of a man and a car that may be connected to at least one armed robbery in Lincoln Park last month. A total of four hold-ups were reported in just over an hour on the night

Arson Suspected In Fire At Lakeview Walgreens

June 23, 2018 2:16 AM CWBChicago

Arson is suspected in a Tuesday evening fire at Walgreens, 1001 West Belmont, police said. Arson is suspected in a Tuesday evening fire that has temporarily shuttered a Lakeview Walgreens store, police said. Coincidentally, the fire was set 13 years to the day after a nearby Dominick’s grocery store was gutted by a non-criminal fire that

Indiana Men Busted With Guns Near Mag Mile, Cops Say

June 22, 2018 11:04 PM CWBChicago

Two Indiana men are facing felony charges after cops found two guns in their car near the Magnificent Mile early Friday, according to prosecutors. Police said 25-year-old Kyle Kostro of Crown Point brandished a handgun in the back seat of a taxi cab in the first block of East Pearson around 12:30 a.m. When Kostro accidentally

Month: June 2018