October 2019

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

October 31, 2019 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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