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Month: May 2022

Citywide

Shots fired, 7 robbed in a wave of North Side hold-ups; cops eye links to earlier robbery sprees

May 29, 2022 11:27 AM CWBChicago
At least seven people, including three Loyola University students, were robbed at gunpoint during a series of hold-ups on the North Side overnight. The offenders fired a gun during one robbery, police said, but no one was struck by the bullet.

Loop

Man reportedly shot inside Loop hotel overnight

May 29, 2022 5:23 AM CWBChicago
An 18-year-old man told police someone shot him inside a Loop hotel room overnight. Chicago cops also responded to at least two other “shots fired” incidents early Sunday on the Near North Side that did not result in injuries.

Lakeview

Driver carjacked in Lakeview on Saturday afternoon as hijackings set a record pace in the area

May 29, 2022 4:09 AM CWBChicago
Two armed men carjacked a driver in Lakeview on Saturday afternoon, marking the 16th hijacking in the neighborhood this year.

Irving Park

Armored car driver who stole $537,000 worth of coins gets probation

May 29, 2022 3:23 AM CWBChicago
A Chicago man has pleaded guilty to stealing $537,088.22 in coins while working as an armored car driver between May and August 2019.

Loop

Loop hotel employee is stabbed, seriously injured overnight, cop says

May 29, 2022 3:03 AM CWBChicago
A man was stabbed and seriously injured in the hallway of a Loop hotel early Sunday. The victim is believed to be an employee of the hotel.

Rogers Park

Woman charged with helping her sister shoot another woman in Rogers Park

May 28, 2022 4:01 PM CWBChicago
Prosecutors charged Kamiah Alford, 25, with aggravated battery by discharging a firearm even though they are not accusing her of personally firing the weapon.

Lincoln Park

Burglar broke into 5 Lincoln Park homes on Tuesday, police say

May 28, 2022 2:45 PM CWBChicago
A burglar broke into at least five apartments in a small part of Lincoln Park on Tuesday, according to an alert from Chicago police.

Lakeview

Armed robbery of North Center AT&T store may be part of growing crime pattern

May 28, 2022 2:03 PM CWBChicago
The armed robbery of an AT&T store in North Center on Friday evening appears to be related to a series of similar hold-ups at cellular stores stretching from West Town to Wicker Park to Lakeview.

Loop

Couple fights off a group of robbers in the Loop overnight as hold-ups in the area surge higher

May 28, 2022 1:19 PM CWBChicago
A group of armed men tried to rob a couple at gunpoint in the Loop early Saturday, Chicago police said. Despite sharply reduced activity in the area as the city tries to rebound from the effects of COVID, the downtown neighborhood is setting a near-record pace for robberies this year.

Uptown

Uptown woman, high on PCP, killed her 8-year-old daughter because she didn’t think the girl loved her anymore: prosecutors

May 27, 2022 2:42 PM CWBChicago
An Uptown woman with PCP in her system killed her 8-year-old daughter this week and told police she did it because she felt like the girl didn’t love her anymore, prosecutors said Friday.

CTA

Man who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman he followed from a CTA bus had been arrested time after time for public indecency on transit, records show

May 27, 2022 12:30 PM CWBChicago
Demarlin Brewer followed a woman from a CTA bus, then sexually assaulted her in Old Town on Monday, prosecutors say.

Loop

‘You are going to die today’ — Man allegedly attacked 2 Mariano’s workers who said he had to pay for his hot bar food before eating

May 27, 2022 10:41 AM CWBChicago
A Chicago man faces felony charges after he allegedly attacked two Mariano’s workers who asked him to pay for his hot bar food items before eating them in the cafe area at the grocery chain’s downtown location. One victim was reportedly knocked unconscious.

West Ridge

North Side man kicked dog to death while taking it for a walk, prosecutors say

May 27, 2022 10:00 AM CWBChicago
A North Side man killed his dog by repeatedly kicking it and yanking on its leash while walking the animals in West Ridge last month, prosecutors said this week.

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