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Month: February 2022

Loop

After witnesses failed to appear in court, he got out of jail because prosecutors had to drop 2 robbery cases against him. Guess what happened next.

February 15, 2022 9:19 PM CWBChicago
Prosecutors charged Shawn Dodd with robbing two Loop stores and stabbing one store’s employee last summer, but they had to drop charges after witnesses failed to appear within 30 days. Guess what happened next?

Lakeview

3 weeks after settling an attempted murder case, he was allegedly found with 2 more guns. Why is a judge letting him out for $500?

February 15, 2022 7:31 AM CWBChicago
Three weeks after settling an attempted murder case for a much lesser charge, cops allegedly found “one of the baddest guys they’v ever come across” with two guns at a mall. What happened next is amazing.

Lakeview

Carjacker pushes driver to the ground in Lakeview on Sunday afternoon

February 14, 2022 11:31 AM CWBChicago
A driver was pushed to the ground by a carjacker who took his SUV in Lakeview on Sunday afternoon, according to a CPD report.

Wicker Park

Robbers fired a shot while robbing 4 in Wicker Park on Sunday, police say

February 14, 2022 10:53 AM CWBChicago
Armed robbers fired a shot into the air while mugging four people on a Wicker Park street early Sunday, Chicago police said.

Rogers Park

Rogers Park man shot while driving on Sunday evening, police say

February 14, 2022 12:33 AM CWBChicago
A gunman used a rifle to shoot a Rogers Park man who was driving near his home Sunday night, according to a CPD report.

South Loop

South Loop shooting victim is concealed carry holder who fired back at assailant during possible robbery: source

February 13, 2022 10:18 PM CWBChicago
The man who was shot in the South Loop on Saturday night is a concealed carry holder who exchanged gunfire with the person who shot him, possibly during a robbery attempt, according to a law enforcement source.

Lincoln Park

Wieners Circle case takes a weird turn as suspect car is reported stolen — then found a block away

February 13, 2022 8:21 PM CWBChicago
The crazy story about the man who broke a window at The Wieners Circle hot dog stand last week took a couple of strange turns over the weekend.

Loop

5 juveniles in custody for Grant Park robbery, police say

February 13, 2022 2:08 PM CWBChicago
Five juveniles are in custody after a 21-year-old man was battered and robbed in Grant Park on Saturday afternoon.

Boystown

Mugger attacks woman, but loses his phone in Lakeview, police say

February 13, 2022 12:15 PM CWBChicago
A robber knocked a Lakeview woman to the ground during a robbery outside her apartment building on Saturday evening, but he wound up losing money in the crime, according to police.

South Loop

Another South Loop shooting leaves man critically wounded Saturday night

February 13, 2022 6:34 AM CWBChicago
A 30-year-old man is in critical condition following a shooting in the South Loop late Saturday night.

Wicker Park

Alleged Wicker Park bar shooter is held without bail

February 12, 2022 7:56 PM CWBChicago
A Cook County judge ordered Daveon Montgomery held without bail in last week’s shooting at The Point bar in Wicker Park.

Citywide

Details of ‘Wild West’ shootout emerge during bail hearing for man accused of possessing (but not shooting) guns at the scene

February 12, 2022 7:42 AM CWBChicago
Prosecutors on Friday provided a clearer picture of what the public saw in CPD surveillance camera footage of a “Wild West” shootout that left one man dead, two other people injured, but no one charged with a crime in October.

Wicker Park

Charges filed in last weekend’s shooting at The Point bar in Wicker Park

February 11, 2022 7:31 PM CWBChicago
Daveon Montgomery is charged with opening fire on The Point bar in Wicker Park last Sunday, leaving a man seriously wounded inside, police said.

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