November 2020

Lakeview assault case dropped against infamous police impersonator

November 30, 2020 7:06 AM CWBChicago

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

November 30, 2020 7:03 AM CWBChicago

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

November 30, 2020 6:54 AM CWBChicago

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

November 30, 2020 6:44 AM CWBChicago

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

November 29, 2020 5:56 PM CWBChicago

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

November 29, 2020 12:19 PM CWBChicago

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

November 29, 2020 11:42 AM CWBChicago

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

November 29, 2020 12:16 AM CWBChicago

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

November 28, 2020 11:31 PM CWBChicago

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

November 28, 2020 2:43 PM CWBChicago

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.

The man shot by Chicago cops in August 2020, sparking waves of looting, has been found guilty of attempted murder of police

May 31, 2023 10:00 PM

The man whose shooting by Chicago police officers sparked misinformation and widespread looting in August 2020 was found guilty Wednesday on 8 felonies, including four counts of attempted murder of police officers.

New anti-theft Walgreens store has just 2 aisles of touchable merchandise

May 31, 2023 2:49 PM

A freshly-opened Walgreens “concept store” in downtown Chicago offers just two short aisles of merchandise that customers can touch. Everything else must be ordered via kiosk and picked up at the sales counter.

Man gets 14 years for two sexual assaults. He’ll be out in just over 5 years.

May 31, 2023 7:51 AM

A former school janitor in Chicago has been sentenced to 14 years for sexually assaulting a child and, separately, for trying to sexually assault a woman at a gas station while her young son was nearby.