October 2019

At least 12% of the city’s Divvy bike inventory has been stolen, new records show

October 31, 2019 9:25 PM CWBChicago

An inventory this spring revealed that 401 of the Divvy system’s 6,200 bikes were missing. Cops have recovered another 318 stolen Divvy bikes worth $381,000 from adults since January 2018.

Arson fire in Lakeview may be linked to recent spree

October 31, 2019 10:13 AM CWBChicago

An arson fire in the 600 block of West Diversey may be connected to a series of six fires that broke out in the same neighborhood on October 15.

Teens robbed 4 women in Lincoln Park last week, cops say

October 31, 2019 8:43 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police say a group of teenagers is responsible for four separate robberies last week in the Lincoln Park neighborhood.

Cops link recent robberies in Lincoln Park and Boystown

October 30, 2019 7:59 PM CWBChicago

Two recent robberies last week in Lincoln Park and Boystown are likely the work of the same offenders, according to a community alert issued by Area North detectives.

Guilty plea from man accused of sexually abusing girls during Lincoln Park burglaries

October 30, 2019 6:59 PM CWBChicago

Hunter Best, 26, pleaded guilty to two counts of residential burglary, but prosecutors agreed to drop the most serious charges he faced.

Paroled 10-time convicted felon picks up fresh burglary charge

October 30, 2019 1:05 PM CWBChicago

Since 1989, judges have sentenced Sharif Abdul-Raheem to a combined 89 years in prison for eight burglaries, a home invasion, and an armed robbery.

Man shoots through door after woman kicks him out of Near North apartment

October 30, 2019 11:44 AM CWBChicago

Police said the woman ejected the 35-year-old suspect around 4:20 a.m. from her ninth floor apartment on the 700 block of North Dearborn.

Bar patron, cops whip up a surprise for alleged phone thief

October 29, 2019 5:37 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police and a Boystown bar patron had a surprise waiting for two men who allegedly tried to charge $100 to return a phone that went missing in a Halsted Street nightclub this month. One of the accused men is a long-time Boystown ne’er-do-well. And the other is on parole for his role in two