April 2022 - Page 6 of 10

Judge brings down the hammer on man accused of armed carjacking: ‘I find him to be an extreme danger to the community.’

April 14, 2022 9:37 PM CWBChicago

Dante Williams is charged with carjacking a driver at gunpoint in Chinatown on March 27. A Cook County judge who set his bail conditions said, “I find him to be an extreme danger to the community.

An armed robbery crew is working River North and Old Town, police warn

April 14, 2022 7:44 PM CWBChicago

Police are warning about an armed robbery crew that has struck three times over the past week — once in Old Town and twice in River North.

Finding hijacked cars is easy. Charging the drivers with carjacking? Not so easy.

April 14, 2022 7:14 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police continue to find people driving hijacked cars, but many of those drivers are still being charged with crimes that are much less serious than carjacking.

#14: Man killed his parents in an Uptown senior center while on bond for federal armed robbery and gun charges, prosecutors say

April 14, 2022 12:55 PM CWBChicago

Ocie Banks, Jr. shot his mother and father to death in Uptown while awaiting trial on federal allegations that he robbed suburban phone stores at gunpoint.

Police are asking for help with a year-old suburban murder that has links to Rogers Park

April 14, 2022 12:54 AM CWBChicago

Investigators are trying to drum up new leads in a year-old suburban murder with links to Rogers Park.

Cops catch 7-time felon carrying a safe down Michigan Avenue. Burglary charges filed.

April 13, 2022 11:46 PM CWBChicago

A 7-time felon with a long history of committing thefts and burglaries downtown is charged with another burglary after police allegedly saw him carrying a safe down the Magnificent Mile.

Charges filed after Lightfoot bodyguard allegedly spots a gun in man’s shoulder bag — while waiting for food at Shake Shack

April 13, 2022 5:54 PM CWBChicago

A member of Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s security detail spotted the guns in a man’s cross-body bag as they waited for food at Shake Shack near Millennium Park.

Gun recovered after year-long meth investigation ends in Boystown

April 13, 2022 12:52 PM CWBChicago

A North Side man was armed with a handgun when police arrested him near Boystown at the conclusion of a year-long methamphetamine investigation, according to police and prosecutors.

Another carjacking reported in Lakeview, where hijackings have tripled this year

April 13, 2022 11:20 AM CWBChicago

Police are investigating carjackings that were reported Tuesday night in Lakeview and the South Loop.

Man stabbed during fight on Red Line train, police say

April 12, 2022 3:24 PM CWBChicago

A man was stabbed during a fight on a Red Line train near the Chicago station shortly before noon Tuesday.

High-ranking CPD cop instructed officers to target “possible non-residents” for traffic stops in Chinatown, emails show

April 12, 2022 1:53 PM CWBChicago

A Chicago Police Department deputy chief repeatedly instructed officers under his command to conduct traffic stops based on their perceptions of where a driver lives, emails show.

Armed men take ATM from Edgewater gas station

April 12, 2022 9:52 AM CWBChicago

Armed robbers took an ATM from an Edgewater station overnight, police said. It’s the second time criminals have targeted the business since Saturday.

Two 12-year-olds among 5 juveniles charged with attacking, stabbing man at Roosevelt CTA station

April 11, 2022 10:20 PM CWBChicago

Five juveniles, including two 12-year-olds, are charged with misdemeanors in connection with Friday’s assault and stabbing of a man outside the Roosevelt CTA station.

Month: April 2022