Month: November 2020

Jeremy Dewitte is such a rampant police impersonator, entire websites are dedicated to tracking his activities. But his legal problems just went away in Chicago.

Burglary alert issued for area near DePaul University

A burglar is targeting garages and residential storage areas near DePaul University’s campus in Lincoln Park, according to a bulletin from Area Three detectives.

Man charged with 10 felonies after getting out of jail due to COVID scare

Thomas Pfost was selected for an emergency release from jail when COVID broke out in March. Friday, he was charged with committing 8 burglaries and a robbery while on electronic monitoring — without wearing a mask.

Boy, 16, fatally shot in Loop parking garage overnight

The 16-year-old was sitting in a brand new BMW when two men walked up and shot him in the face, according to a CPD report.

Records: Man accused of shooting at cops on Far North Side was acquitted of gun charge last summer

Attempted murder charges were filed Sunday against a reputed gang member who allegedly fired shots at a Chicago cop who approached him on the Far North Side this weekend.

Old Town hold-up linked to series of armed robberies, cops say

Armed robbers who’ve pulled off a series of robberies downtown and in Lincoln Park struck again in Old Town, according to an alert from Area Three detectives. The hold-up crew fired shots during one daylight robbery near the Magnificent Mile earlier this month.

Woman gets 2 years for series of Red Line attacks

Tatyona Davis, 20, was accused of three separate attacks in under a week while she was already on a recognizance bond for allegedly robbing a Wicker Park grocery store and another recognizance bond for shoplifting.

Prosecutors: Man carjacked driver in Wicker Park just 5 days after getting out on bond

Prosecutors on Saturday charged an 18-year-old man with beating and carjacking a driver in Wicker Park just five days after being charged with illegally driving someone else’s car on the South Side.

Update: CTA seeks “reckless conduct” suspect after man’s struck by train

CTA security workers have found surveillance images of a suspect who allegedly fought with another man on the Jackson Red Line platform — until a train struck the other man Friday night.

2 gunmen carjack driver at bustling Wicker Park intersection, cops say

Two armed men carjacked a driver as he waited for a red light at one of the busiest intersections of the city on Saturday morning, police said.

Man caught with nearly 4 tons of stolen sewer lids in pickup truck, cops say

A Chicago man is facing felony theft charges after police found him hauling $14,263 worth of stolen sewer lids in the back of his pickup truck Thanksgiving morning on the West Side.

Police: Man pushed into path of Loop train survives, suspect sought

Police said one man pushed another into the path of a CTA Red Line train at the Jackson station downtown on Friday evening.

Back to work! Armed carjackers return from holiday with Gold Coast hijacking