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Month: October 2019

Citywide

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.

Lakeview

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.

Lincoln Park

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.

Boystown

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.

Lincoln Park

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.

Citywide

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.

Near North

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.

Boystown

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

West Loop

Shots fired during West Loop carjacking

October 28, 2019 CWBChicago

The victim was standing near his minivan when two men demanded control of the vehicle and fired two shots, according to police and the victim.

Lincoln Park

3 women robbed in 2 hours Saturday afternoon in Lincoln Park, River North

October 27, 2019 CWBChicago

Three women reported being robbed in about two hours Saturday afternoon in Lincoln Park and River North. No one is in custody.

Lincoln Park

15-year-old pulled gun on Walgreens employees, police say

October 27, 2019 CWBChicago

Police said the teen and a 17-year-old were trying to steal merchandise when the younger boy pulled a gun on employees who intervened.

CTA

Cops warn of robbers targeting CTA customers at and near Roosevelt station

October 27, 2019 CWBChicago

A group of men and women has robbed four CTA customers in the Loop since mid-October, according to a CPD community alert. Three of the muggings occurred at the Roosevelt CTA station.

River North

Robbery alert issued for State Street in River North

October 27, 2019 CWBChicago

A group of men has battered and robbed five people since Oct. 16 along State Street in the River North neighborhood, according to a community alert from Chicago police.

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