April 2020 - Page 4 of 6

Man charged with Easter Sunday mugging on Blue Line train in Loop

April 13, 2020 7:58 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors today charged a Rogers Park man with robbing a CTA passenger aboard a Blue Line train in the Loop on Easter Sunday, police said.

Prison time for man who robbed 3 women on North Side — then grabbed another woman while on “affordable bail”

April 13, 2020 6:55 PM CWBChicago

An Edgewater man has been sentenced to four prison terms for robbing three women in Lakeview — and then grabbing a woman on the street after a judge released him on affordable bail.

Uptown man charged with suburban armed robbery — 2 weeks after he allegedly fled from a carjacked SUV in Lincoln Park

April 13, 2020 5:46 PM CWBChicago

An Uptown man who was released on affordable bail after he allegedly fled from a crashed, carjacked vehicle in Lincoln Park last month is now jailed in DuPage County for armed robbery. And his bail there is much less affordable.

CTA passenger robbed in the Loop on Easter Sunday

April 12, 2020 7:51 PM CWBChicago

Two people battered and robbed a CTA passenger as they rode the Blue Line downtown Sunday afternoon, police said. No one is in custody.

Breaking: North Side man charged with pushing ex-Marine to his death at Loop Red Line station

April 11, 2020 8:45 PM CWBChicago

Ryan Munn of the North Center neighborhood allegedly punched and pushed former Marine Mamadou Balde into the path of a Red Line train on April 7, 2020.

Sad: Woman accused of stealing COVID-fighting materials from hospital complains about lack of COVID-fighting materials in county jail

April 11, 2020 7:54 AM CWBChicago

Jessica Huff, who allegedly stole hand sanitizer, gloves, and other important anti-COVID supplies from hospital patients is now whining on TV about the lack of similar supplies in jail.

Police: CTA security guard ran from Red Line shooting, hid gun, claimed girl shot him

April 10, 2020 5:48 PM CWBChicago

Eric Camp, a CTA security contractor, allegedly fled the Belmont Red Line station after accidentally shooting himself and a 16-year-old girl on a train. Camp hid his gun in a trash can and initially told police that the girl shot him, according to allegations in CPD records.

COVID-19 claims second Chicago police officer

April 10, 2020 4:59 PM CWBChicago

Detective Sgt. Clifford Martin was a 25-year veteran of the police department.

Rogers Park child sex offender is 2nd jail inmate to die from COVID-19

April 10, 2020 4:27 PM CWBChicago

Registered sex offender Leslie S. Pieroni died from COVID-19 complications while awaiting trial for allegedly sexually assaulting a 12-year-old boy several times in 2018.

Allegation: CPD lawyers block notification of cops who arrested teen with COVID-19

April 10, 2020 8:39 AM CWBChicago

At least 20 cops who came into contact with an arrestee who later tested positive for COVID-19 were not informed of their possible exposure because Chicago Police Department lawyers were concerned about the prisoner’s privacy rights.

Security guard charged after “accidental” shooting on Red Line train

April 9, 2020 6:53 PM CWBChicago

Eric Camp is charged with two weapons violations after he and a 16-year-old girl were shot by a gun that accidentally fired during a “minor physical altercation” onboard a Red Line train.

Court report: Recent outcomes of some cases you read about on CWBChicago

April 9, 2020 4:27 PM CWBChicago

Here are the results of a few court cases that we told you about on CWBChicago…

Red Line mugging sends one man to jail for 4 years; co-defendant missing after posting just $200 bail

April 9, 2020 12:54 PM CWBChicago

Nathaniel Goodwin has pleaded guilty to playing a role in the robbery aboard a Red Line train near the Lake Street station in April 2019. One of his co-defendants has skipped bail after posting just $200 to go free.

Month: April 2020