April 2022 - Page 7 of 10

Loop promoter dismisses crime problem as robberies, carjackings, auto thefts, and shootings soar higher than pre-COVID years

April 11, 2022 9:21 PM CWBChicago

A spokesperson for the Chicago Loop Alliance says the area’s crime problem is overblown as robberies, carjackings, shootings, and auto thefts are higher than pre-COVID years.

Armed carjackings reported in Lakeview, Uptown on Sunday

April 11, 2022 12:03 PM CWBChicago

Four armed men pushed a driver to the ground and stole his car in Lakeview on Sunday evening police said. Earlier, an armed carjacker took another man’s car in Uptown.

2 seniors found dead in Uptown apartment; double-murder investigation launched

April 11, 2022 1:25 AM CWBChicago

Police are investigating a suspected double-homicide after they found two people dead in an Uptown apartment.

Loop hijacker also carjacked a driver outside Gov. Pritzker’s Gold Coast mansion, officials say

April 10, 2022 7:43 PM CWBChicago

A South Loop man who carjacked a Lyft driver at gunpoint in the Loop on Saturday is also responsible for hijacking a driver outside Gov. JB Pritzker’s Gold Coast mansion last year, according to police and prosecutors.

Cops find car, identify driver who plowed into River North crowd

April 10, 2022 5:12 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police know the identity of the driver who sped through a bustling River North crosswalk to escape from a traffic stop on Saturday evening, leaving a 5-year-old girl, a woman, and a CPD sergeant injured.

Driver slams into pedestrians while fleeing traffic stop in River North; 5-year-old among 3 injured

April 9, 2022 10:09 PM CWBChicago

A driver sped away from a police traffic stop in River North, injuring a 5-year-old girl, a woman, and a Chicago police sergeant as he plowed through a busy crosswalk Saturday night, police said.

Armed carjackers take Lyft driver’s SUV in the Loop; 6 detained after miles-long pursuit

April 9, 2022 8:44 PM CWBChicago

A Lyft driver has become at least the third person to be carjacked in the Loop this week. State police later pursued the stolen car and took its five occupants into custody.

Tourists’ bachelor party weekend begins with one robbed, another pick-pocketed in River North

April 9, 2022 7:51 PM CWBChicago

Two out-of-town visitors who are in Chicago for a bachelor party filed police reports Saturday morning — one was robbed at gunpoint, the other lost his wallet and police credentials to a pick-pocket.

Attackers stabbed a man at the Roosevelt CTA station, then beat him in the street, police say

April 9, 2022 12:13 AM CWBChicago

Cops arrested five suspects after a man was stabbed inside the Roosevelt CTA station and then beaten in the middle of Roosevelt Road.

Video shows driver plowing through other cars to escape cops in the Gold Coast

April 8, 2022 10:15 PM CWBChicago

Video shows the driver of a stolen SUV ramming through two other cars to escape Chicago police in the Gold Coast,

Arsonist set 3 fires in an Uptown condo building stairwell Friday, police say

April 8, 2022 8:15 PM CWBChicago

An arsonist set three fires Friday morning in the stairwell of an Uptown high-rise condo building, police said. No injuries.

Woman carjacked at Loop intersection overnight, police say; 8 hijackings in the hood this year, a new record pace

April 8, 2022 7:46 AM CWBChicago

A hijacker forced a woman from her Lexus SUV when she stopped for a red light in the heart of the Loop early Friday, police said.

Cops found 3 guns, masks, gloves, a saw, and $70,000 cash during a Mag Mile traffic stop, prosecutors say

April 8, 2022 12:03 AM CWBChicago

Chicago cops who stopped to interview a woman who was illegally parked near the Mag Mile ended up finding much more than they bargained for.

Month: April 2022