January 2019 - CWB Chicago

Man charged with robbing Boystown bank so he could pay for a tattoo

January 31, 2019 9:14 PM CWBChicago

Christopher Berry asked for a tattoo price quote shortly before robbing a nearby bank. | Google; Will County Sheriff It’s the romantic tragedy of the year: A Chicago man held-up a Boystown bank last week shortly after asking a nearby tattoo artist how much it’d cost to have his girlfriend’s name inked on his body.

New: Images of “potential persons of interest” released in TV star hate crime case

January 31, 2019 2:00 AM CWBChicago

Police are seeking to identify these two persons who were walking near the attack site early Tuesday. | CPD Chicago police this evening released images of “potential persons of interest” in connection with the alleged hate crime against Empire television star Jussie Smollett early Tuesday morning in Streeterville. The images show little more than the

Shots fired, no one injured during North Center road rage incident (Video)

January 30, 2019 9:10 AM CWBChicago

Two cars involved in the shooting enter traffic moments before the gunfire. | Mikey Shin A stray bullet broke two bottles in a nearby bowling alley but no one was injured Tuesday evening when gunfire broke out during a road rage incident in the North Center neighborhood, police said. No arrests have been made. A

Man gets 12 years for armed robbery near Roscoe Village

January 30, 2019 9:07 AM CWBChicago

Kemar Matthews-Hill and the approximate location of the robbery. | Google; CPD A South Chicago man has been sentenced to 12-years in prison for his participation in the robbery of a man near Roscoe Village one year ago. Kemar Matthews-Hill, 21, and an unnamed 17-year-old female juvenile were arrested shortly after the robbery on Dec.

Edgewater: GPS tracker leads cops to cellular store robber

January 30, 2019 8:39 AM CWBChicago

The AT&T store at Clark and Bryn Mawr was robbed on Tuesday morning. | Google The armed man who robbed an Edgewater AT&T store of several cell phones on Tuesday morning is in custody, thanks to a quick-thinking cashier and speedy cops. Charges are pending Police said the offender entered the store at 5601 North

“Empire” TV star claims racist, anti-gay attack in Streeterville

January 29, 2019 8:36 PM CWBChicago

TV star Jussie Smollett (inset) told police he was the victim of an anti-black, anti-gay hate crime near this intersection. FULL UPDATE POSTED HERE: Police confirm Smollett told them to turn off their body cameras before taking his report. Still no video of attackers, police say. Investigation continues. MORE. ————————————- We’ve had quite a few

Jussie Smollett told cops to turn off their body cameras before taking his hate crime report… More…

January 29, 2019 7:36 PM CWBChicago

Jussie Smollett (inset); the locations of the Subway restaurant (1); and the location where Smollett met with police (2). | Wikipedia; Google UPDATE 10:41PM JAN 29 — Chicago police just announced that they have still not found any video of any suspects nor have they found any video of any vehicles in the area of

Cops warn of bike shop burglaries on North Side as pattern grows

January 29, 2019 1:36 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police late Monday issued a community alert to warn North Side bicycle shops about a series of smash-and-grab burglaries this month. CWBChicago reported last Thursday that the Turin bike shop, 4710 North Damen in Lincoln Square, had been burglarized twice in ten days: at 4:30 a.m. on Jan. 12th and again at 4:30 a.m.

Small fires set in 3 Streeterville high-rises, man charged

January 29, 2019 12:29 PM CWBChicago

Andrew D. Jones and the approximate locations of the three incidents. | CPD; Multiplotrr A Wheaton man is accused of setting small fires in the stairwells of three Streeterville high-rise buildings last week, including Northwestern Memorial Hospital and the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, according to court records. No one has been injured. Andrew D. Jones, 28, is

Two more men charged with posing as contractors to burglarize homes

January 29, 2019 12:29 PM CWBChicago

Andy Bimbo (left) and Sandy Miller. | Chicago Police Department Two more men have been arrested in the Irving Park neighborhood to face charges of burglarizing homes by posing as city workers or contractors. The arrests came just days after a career burglar named Walter Miller was arrested in Irving Park to face identical charges

Ice rescue at Foster Beach captured on police body cameras

January 28, 2019 10:55 PM CWBChicago

Screenshot of police bodycam footage. | CPD Chicago police tonight released bodyworn camera footage of officers rescuing a 33-year-old man and his dog from the frigid waters of Lake Michigan near Foster Beach on Sunday afternoon. The man and his pet have both recovered. Video not loading? Click HERE. Police and fire units were called

Court Report: 10 year sentence for beating, robbing 70-year-old at Sheridan Red Line (Plus other recent court decisions)

January 28, 2019 10:24 PM CWBChicago

Karon Cannon pleaded guilty to beating and robbing an elderly man outside the Sheridan Red Line station. | CPD; File A Near West Side man has pleaded guilty to attacking and robbing a 70-year-old man outside the Sheridan Red Line station in August 2017. Karon Cannon, 25, was sentenced to seven years for robbery and

Group of men is attacking, robbing women in Loop, police say

January 28, 2019 2:55 PM CWBChicago

Police said these men are suspects in the Loop robberies. | CPD At least five women have reported being attacked and robbed by a group of offenders in the Loop, police said, and cops have issued surveillance images of the suspects. Police said the women were walking or standing on the sidewalk during afternoon or

Month: January 2019