September 2021 - Page 6 of 10

Elusive thief has stolen red light cameras from North Side intersection three times, CPD document says

September 15, 2021 11:42 AM CWBChicago

Police are investigating after red light cameras have been stolen three times at Cicero and Lawrence. Will Chicago ever know the identity of the “Sauganash Sasquatch?”

2 men injured in Irving Park shooting early Wednesday

September 15, 2021 10:34 AM CWBChicago

More than 20 rounds were fired in a shooting that left two men injured in the Irving Park neighborhood early Wednesday.

Lakeview man robbed near Diversey Brown Line station

September 15, 2021 8:30 AM CWBChicago

A Lakeview man had a rifle and a handgun placed to his head by two robbers who confronted him on a sidewalk near the Diversey Brown Line station Tuesday night, according to a CPD report. No arrests have been made.

Man tried to sexually assault woman inside Roscoe Village business, police say; suspect also seen at nearby playground

September 15, 2021 7:50 AM CWBChicago

Police are looking for a man who exposed himself and tried to sexually assault a woman inside a North Side business on Tuesday evening. He was also seen at a nearby school playground.

Another woman robbed and carjacked in Bucktown on Tuesday evening

September 15, 2021 7:07 AM CWBChicago

Another woman was robbed and carjacked in Bucktown on Tuesday evening. The hijacking unfolded just a couple hundred yards from the 1900 block of West Wabansia, where at least three armed robberies and carjackings have been reported since Friday.

‘Low-keyed young man with a soft smile’ gets 12 years in federal prison for wild Uptown carjacking

September 14, 2021 5:54 PM CWBChicago

A federal judge sentenced a 19-year-old man to 12 years in prison on Tuesday for a carjacking in which he allegedly fired a shot toward the victim at point-blank range as she hung out the rear door of the hijacked car.

Cops seek suspect in armed robbery aboard CTA train at Roosevelt

September 14, 2021 5:06 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are trying to track down a man who robbed two passengers on a CTA train car at the Roosevelt station Friday evening.

Argyle Red Line attack may be a hate crime, FBI says

September 14, 2021 4:56 PM CWBChicago

The FBI’s Chicago field office is getting involved with the investigation of a violent attack at the Argyle Red Line station that the bureau says may have been a hate crime.

On bond for burglary, man faces new charges for allegedly running around the Loop with a gun in his hand

September 14, 2021 4:31 PM CWBChicago

Tyshaun Grant is charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm after a string of people allegedly saw him running around the Loop with a gun in his hand.

Man charged with sexual attack on Orange Line train

September 14, 2021 8:07 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago man has been charged with sexually attacking a woman as they rode the Orange Line in the Loop.

Man convicted of 7 robberies won’t go to prison because spent so much time on electronic monitoring

September 14, 2021 7:59 AM CWBChicago

Bryce McGill raised eyebrows when his defense attorney told a bond court judge in 2017 that he was a standout basketball player at Lincoln Park High School who was about to begin classes at the University of North Carolina on a full-ride scholarship.

Jackson Red Line robber got help from an old jailhouse buddy, prosecutors say

September 14, 2021 6:14 AM CWBChicago

A man has been charged with robbery for allegedly helping two accomplices mug a CTA passenger on the Jackson Red Line platform last week.

Armed robbery and carjacking wave rolls through Bucktown and Wicker Park

September 14, 2021 5:40 AM CWBChicago

Police are investigating at least eight armed robberies and carjackings around Bucktown and Wicker Park — including three that have bee reported on a single block since Friday.

Month: September 2021