April 2020 - Page 2 of 6

Man on parole for robbery charged with trying to rob off-duty cop in Loop

April 24, 2020 9:04 AM CWBChicago

Isaias Saucedo-Ugalde is accused of trying to rob an off-duty police officer inside a Loop parking garage on Thursday evening.

Arsonist in custody after setting blaze outside Thompson Center

April 23, 2020 6:03 PM CWBChicago

An arsonist set fire to flammable liquid along the Thompson Center’s north wall on Thursday afternoon. Charges are pending.

Man attacked — possibly with hammer — in Rogers Park robbery

April 23, 2020 2:13 PM CWBChicago

The man told police two offenders struck him in the head with a weapon and robbed him Thursday morning as he walked on the 7500 block of North Clark in Rogers Park.

Breaking: CPD again sending droves of North Side cops to run citizens off West Side streets

April 23, 2020 1:51 PM CWBChicago

For the second night in a row, significant numbers of Chicago police officers Thursday will be ordered out of North Side neighborhoods to conduct so-called “public health dispersals” on the city’s West Side. The real motive behind the sweeps? To reduce shootings and homicides. Ten officers and one sergeant will be deployed to the Austin

CPD brass yanks cops from across North Side for thinly-disguised West Side “COVID enforcement”

April 23, 2020 9:08 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago police executive ordered more than 70 police officers to leave their North Side districts Wednesday night to participate in a “public health mission” on the West Side.

Armed carjacking reported outside Lakeview hotel overnight

April 23, 2020 8:04 AM CWBChicago

Four men told Chicago police that armed carjackers took their vehicle from outside the Willows Hotel, 555 West Surf Street, in Lakeview.

Bigly: Man charged with having 55 pounds of pot outside Trump Tower

April 22, 2020 8:11 PM CWBChicago

A California man is facing felony charges after Chicago police allegedly found him in possession of more than 50 pounds of marijuana outside Trump Tower last month.

Burglar targeted North Center block 8 times this month, police say

April 22, 2020 6:25 PM CWBChicago

A burglar has broken into eight garages on the 3700 block of North Wolcott since April 3, Chicago police said.

Jail officer hospitalized after inmate attack is home, in pain, and in “better spirits”

April 22, 2020 3:26 PM CWBChicago

Corrections Officer William Watt was hospitalized after a maximum-security detainee knocked him unconscious while he helped another injured officer inside the Cook County Jail on April 14, 2020.

Update: Attempted murder, kidnapping charges filed in attack on jail officers

April 21, 2020 7:58 PM CWBChicago

Dante Jeffries and Sharelle Sims are charged with attempted murder, kidnapping, and other felonies after they allegedly attacked three guards at the Cook County Jail on April 14.

Cops: Drive-by gunman shoots victim in Edgewater

April 21, 2020 5:31 PM CWBChicago

A 19-year-old man was shot five times by a drive-by gunman on the 6000 block of North Winthrop in Edgewater, Chicago police said.

Prosecutors: Woman tries to abduct store clerk while armed with knife, duct tape, and flammable liquid

April 21, 2020 2:00 PM CWBChicago

Juana Gallegos allegedly tried to abduct and kill a Rogers Park store clerk Monday morning, prosecutors said.

Girl, 16, connected to a robbery, a shooting, and a murder on the Red Line. It was a busy week.

April 20, 2020 7:01 PM CWBChicago

A 16-year-old girl is accused of robbing on CTA passenger, got shot while struggling with a CTA guard, and was on the scene of a murder at the Jackson Red Line station, according to police and a source. It was a busy week.

Month: April 2020