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Month: July 2019
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Paroled double-murderer arrested with gun last week hangs himself in county jail
Patrick Tullis hanged himself while in custody at the Cook County Jail. | CPD; Google UPDATE 12:05PM — The Cook County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed Tullis’ death. We have updated our original report with some new details from a sheriff’s office spokesperson. —————— Patrick Tullis, who was on parole for killing two gay men in
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Lakeview woman attacked by alleged 3x robber who was free on “affordable bail,” police say
Dujuan Oliver | CPD A man who posted an “affordable bail” bond of $3,000 to go free after he was charged with robbing three women in under 30 minutes on a Sunday morning last September is now charged with aggravated battery for allegedly grabbing a Lakeview woman on the street late last Thursday. Edgewater resident
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Lakeview: Two women robbed at gunpoint early Tuesday
Two women were robbed at gunpoint as they walked in the Lakeview neighborhood early Tuesday, police said. No one is in custody. The victims, both 22, were in the 3300 block of North Clifton when the gunman approached them, displayed a pistol, and demanded their property around 12:50 a.m. Both women handed over their purses
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North Center: DUI charges filed in hit & run crash that critically wounded motorcyclist
Frank Menendez (inset) is accused of leaving the scene of the collision at Damen and Irving Park. | CPD; Multiplottr A Lakeview man is accused of drunken driving and walking away from a crash that left a motorcyclist critically injured in North Center on Sunday evening. Frank Menendez, 52, of the 1600 block of West
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At least 30 revelers lost phones to Pride Fest pickpocket crew, records show
A selection of being offered for sale by a street vendor near Pride Fest. | File At least 35 people lost phones and other valuables to pickpockets during Pride Fest weekend in Boystown on June 22nd and 23rd, according to Chicago police and information on the city’s data portal. Records show that twenty-seven of the
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Rogers Park: Man shot dead Monday night
Police said the man was shot while standing outside of 7575 North Rogers. | Google UPDATE: Chicago police said this morning that the man has been pronounced dead. ————– A 42-year-old man is in critical condition after being shot on a Rogers Park street corner Monday evening. No one is in custody. Police said the
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Felon busted with gun in River North now charged with federal crime (and with threatening to kill his public defender)
Levonta Nesbitt was first charged in state court after cops allegedly found him with a gun in River North. | CPD; Google A twice-convicted robbery offender who was charged with being an armed habitual criminal after police reportedly found him with a handgun during a narcotics operation in River North is now accused of threatening
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Burglar stole $4K worth of booze from River North hotel, prosecutors say
Curtis Evans is accused of taking thousands of dollars worth of booze from the Godfrey Hotel. | CPD; Google Chicago police say they’ve busted a burglar who stole nearly $4,000 from a River North hotel and hundreds of dollars in cash and property from a popular improv group. Curtis Evans, 58, of River North used
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Motorcyclist critical after North Center hit & run; Suspect tracked down by cops
Police said a 31-year-old motorcyclist is in critical condition after he was struck by an SUV Sunday night in the North Center neighborhood. The driver fled the scene on foot, leaving a dog behind in the car, but the man is in custody after cops tracked him down. Around 7:50 p.m., a 52-year-old man was
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Lakeview: Tow truck driver pelted with chairs, threatened with “purported pistol”
Left to right: Jeremy Dewitte, a police car, a chair, a tow truck, and a police officer. | CPD; Provided A Florida sex offender is charged with unleashing a torrent of lawn chairs from an apartment balcony in an effort to stop a private towing service from taking a car in Lakeview on Tuesday. Prosecutors
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Rain-shortened Pride parade spawns 23 arrests (and some pretty entertaining 911 calls)
Chicago police scramble after an officer is battered at the Belmont Red Line station on Sunday. | Snapchat Rain and the threat of lightning forced Chicago police to end the 50th annual Chicago Pride Parade with up to one-third of its 160 entries still waiting to cross the starting line on Sunday. But the yearly