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Month: August 2020

Boystown

$5,000 reward offered for cat stolen in Boystown carjacking

August 31, 2020 11:59 PM CWBChicago

Carjackers who stole a woman’s car in Boystown on Friday evening also got away with some precious cargo that was sitting in the SUV’s back seat: an adopted cat. Now, a $5,000 reward is being offered for information that brings the stolen tabby back home.

Wrigleyville

Happy Camper fires worker after cop finds “quit your job” written on receipt

August 31, 2020 5:43 PM CWBChicago

A Wrigleyville’s Happy Camper restaurant has fired one of its employees after she allegedly scrawled “quit your job” on a Chicago cop’s carry-out order receipt Sunday.

Boystown

Serial robber targeted at least 4 businesses over weekend

August 31, 2020 11:39 AM CWBChicago

A serial robbery offender held up three businesses in Lakeview and Uptown on Sunday. The same man is suspected of targeting another store in Lincoln Square on Saturday, and he has been linked to at least four similar crimes on the North Side since August 24.

Uptown

Uptown: Man shot while riding bike near Foster and Broadway

August 31, 2020 2:18 AM CWBChicago

A man who was shot while riding his bike in Uptown early Monday is in good condition, police said. The offenders remain at-large.

River North

River North: Man choked and carjacked his Lyft driver, prosecutors say

August 31, 2020 1:53 AM CWBChicago

A Lyft passenger battered and carjacked his driver in River North this weekend, then got caught when he parked the stolen vehicle to run into a gas station, according to prosecutors.

Old Town

Old Town: Man shot during altercation in luxury apartment

August 31, 2020 1:27 AM CWBChicago

A 27-year-old man was shot in the arm during an altercation inside a luxury apartment building in Old Town last Sunday. Details about the incident are scarce because witnesses were not cooperating with investigators.

Citywide

Prosecutors: 240-pound, 10-time felon robbed 85-year-old woman near Mag Mile

August 30, 2020 7:33 PM CWBChicago

An 85-year-old woman was knocked unconscious by a looming mugger who flung her to the ground and stole her purse near the Mag Mile on Tuesday morning has returned home.

Bucktown

Police: Man shot while parking car in Bucktown

August 29, 2020 12:54 PM CWBChicago

A 27-year-old man was shot as he parked his car in the Bucktown neighborhood early Saturday, police said. No one is in custody.

Magnificent Mile

Busted! Man charged with mugging 85-year-old woman near Mag Mile, cops say

August 29, 2020 5:20 AM CWBChicago

A Woodlawn man is charged with robbing and battering an 85-year-old woman as she tried to enter her condo building near the Magnificent Mile on Tuesday morning, police said. The attack was captured on surveillance video.

Boystown

Woman carjacked in Boystown on Friday evening

August 29, 2020 5:05 AM CWBChicago

Two robbers pushed a woman to the ground, tried to take her purse, and then carjacked her in the Boystown neighborhood Friday evening, police said.

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Loop

‘Moneybagg Uzi’ gets 6½ years of federal time for carjacking Lyft driver in the Loop

September 21, 2023 3:48 PM

A man who carjacked a Lyft driver in downtown Chicago after ordering a ride using the name “Moneybagg Uzi” has been sentenced to 6½ years in prison by a federal judge.

Wrigleyville

Videos show serial burglar breaking into Wrigleyville bar

September 21, 2023 2:44 PM

Newly released surveillance videos show a serial burglar breaking into one of Wrigleyville’s longest-running neighborhood bars last week. Chicago police have linked the case to three other break-ins at bars along the Wrigleyville entertainment strip.

Citywide

Migrants arrested for fighting over mattress, storming O’Hare TSA checkpoint, shoplifting at high-end Mag Mile stores

September 21, 2023 11:18 AM

Two migrants were reportedly evicted from a Chicago police station for fighting over a mattress. Others are accused of storming through the O’Hare TSA checkpoint and stealing high-end clothing on the Magnificent Mile.

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