April 2020

2 charged with Gold Coast auto burglaries

April 30, 2020 CWBChicago

Prosecutors said Larry McGee and Willis Baker broke into four vehicles on the first block of East Scott Street in the Gold Coast early Wednesday.

Weapons charges filed in Uptown shooting that left one man dead, another injured Tuesday

April 30, 2020 CWBChicago

Kimberly Todd and Darryl Young are facing weapons charges in connection with a double-shooting that left Moses Joseph dead and another man injured in Uptown on April 28.

Update: Woman injured in “domestic altercation” has died, authorities say

April 30, 2020 CWBChicago

Isabel Rosin was pronounced dead after she was rendered unconscious in a domestic altercation at her Uptown home, according to Chicago police and the Cook County Medical Examiner.

Uptown: “Suffocated” woman in critical condition, husband detained after domestic altercation

April 29, 2020 CWBChicago

Police said an Uptown woman is in critical condition after a domestic altercation in her home on the 1200 block of West Carmen.

Police: Men hospitalized after shooting each other on Uptown street corner

April 28, 2020 CWBChicago

Police said the two men shot each other as they stood on the 4800 block of North Magnolia in Uptown on Tuesday afternoon.

Robberies reported near Mag Mile, on Lake Red Line platform

April 28, 2020 CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating two recent robberies in the downtown area – one near the Magnificent Mile and the other on a Loop Red Line platform.

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Prosecutors: Man choked woman to death in River North hotel room

April 27, 2020 CWBChicago

Prosecutors said Lavarius McFadden strangled 22-year-old Elizabeth Long in a room at the SpringHill Suites Hotel in River North on March 14.

Shots fired outside River North “COVID hotel”

April 27, 2020 CWBChicago

Shots were fired outside near the Hotel Felix, 111 West Huron, early Sunday. The hotel is being used by the city to quarantine COVID-19 victims.

Cops crash Airbnb party in Lakeview; Gun, 20 pounds of pot, and stolen SUV found

April 27, 2020 CWBChicago

Police said they recovered a gun, marijuana, cash, and a stolen car after neighbors complained about an Airbnb party on the 1900 block of West Wolfram in Lakeview.

Prosecutors: Man, outraged over missing Social Security payment, set Thompson Center fire

April 25, 2020 CWBChicago

Lawrence Reed allegedly ignited gasoline along the Thompson Center because he was angry about not receiving his Social Security check.

Cops: Burglar took $20,000 of lottery tix and smokes from West Loop 7-Eleven

April 25, 2020 CWBChicago

Prosecutors say Keith Bates broke into a West Loop 7-Eleven store that was closed due to COVID-19. He allegedly took $20,000 worth of cigarettes, lottery tickets, and other merchandise in the burglary.

Lakeview home burglar spots surveillance camera — 5 seconds too late

April 24, 2020 CWBChicago

The burglar spotted a home surveillance camera as he rifled through the victim’s home on the 600 block of West Oakdale this week.

Charges filed in Avondale home invasion, sexual assault

April 24, 2020 CWBChicago

Joven Cuyugan allegedly entered an Avondale woman’s home and crawled on top of her as she slept on the 3000 block of North Spaulding in March. Police used DNA to track him down.

Month: April 2020

2 charged with Gold Coast auto burglaries

Weapons charges filed in Uptown shooting that left one man dead, another injured Tuesday

Update: Woman injured in “domestic altercation” has died, authorities say

Uptown: “Suffocated” woman in critical condition, husband detained after domestic altercation

Police: Men hospitalized after shooting each other on Uptown street corner

Robberies reported near Mag Mile, on Lake Red Line platform

Prosecutors: Man choked woman to death in River North hotel room

Shots fired outside River North “COVID hotel”

Cops crash Airbnb party in Lakeview; Gun, 20 pounds of pot, and stolen SUV found

Prosecutors: Man, outraged over missing Social Security payment, set Thompson Center fire

Cops: Burglar took $20,000 of lottery tix and smokes from West Loop 7-Eleven

Lakeview home burglar spots surveillance camera — 5 seconds too late

Charges filed in Avondale home invasion, sexual assault

Downtown police commander claims crime is down 44%. It’s up 30%.

Man dropped a loaded gun in an Uber, then ditched another gun in a taxi as cops moved in, prosecutors say

Gun charge filed after man allegedly drops a pistol inside Boystown bar — THREE times

Videos show flame-throwing, donut-spinning, rock-throwing car sideshows that ended with 3 facing felony charges in Chicago on Thanksgiving weekend

Chicago cop arrested for evading police during off-duty chase; same cop went viral in bodycam video of another off-duty incident last year