June 2022 - Page 5 of 12

After 100 MPH chase, a man is charged with carjacking a woman in the Loop

June 21, 2022 9:37 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors say two men carjacked a woman at gunpoint in the Loop while she was on break from work. But they only charged one of the men with the hijacking.

A man is charged with robbing a CTA passenger at the Roosevelt Red Line — 2 years after he was charged with robbing a pregnant woman there

June 20, 2022 7:34 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors have charged a second man with robbing a CTA passenger at the Roosevelt Red Line station last weekend. And this is not the first time we’ve told you about the accused man.

2 cops injured as large fight overwhelms police in Boystown: ‘They’re going crazy, squad. We need cars!’

June 20, 2022 12:58 PM CWBChicago

Two Chicago police officers were injured overnight when a large fight broke out on the Halsted Street bar strip in Boystown.

Man, woman hospitalized following a violent robbery in Boystown, police say

June 20, 2022 12:19 PM CWBChicago

Armed robbers injured two victims who were walking on the 600 block of West Cornelia in Boystown overnight, police said. Both victims were taken to a hospital for treatment.

Auto thief stole delivery driver’s car with 3 kids inside — then kicked them out in the dead of winter, prosecutors say

June 20, 2022 9:20 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago man stole a food delivery driver’s car with the victim’s three children still inside, then kicked the kids out a couple of blocks later in the dead of winter, prosecutors said.

Two teenagers are charged with carjacking a driver in the West Loop on Sunday night

June 20, 2022 8:32 AM CWBChicago

Two boys, ages 16 and 17, were part of a group that pulled a couple from their car during a hijacking in the West Loop on Sunday night, Chicago police said.

Cops look for suspect in Rogers Park sexual assault

June 19, 2022 11:15 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police on Sunday night released surveillance images of a man they say tried to sexually assault a woman in Rogers Park last month.

Robbery crew targets two more women in Lincoln Park and Lakeview on Sunday, as crime pattern grows bigger and bigger

June 19, 2022 8:26 PM CWBChicago

Another woman was mugged Sunday afternoon in a section of Lincoln Park that has been overrun by similar crimes this month. Less than an hour later, a woman’s purse was snatched outside a Lakeview restaurant by a man who jumped out of a vehicle.

Chicago police recruit faces gun charge after allegedly ‘becoming verbally aggressive’ during traffic stop: sources

June 19, 2022 7:49 PM CWBChicago

A driver who was arrested near the Field Museum on Saturday night for allegedly having a gun in his car and obstructing his vehicle’s rear license plate is a Chicago Police Department recruit, according to CPD sources

2 robberies reported at Fullerton CTA station this week

June 19, 2022 12:40 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are asking for help as they try to track down the man who robbed a woman at the Fullerton CTA station in Lincoln Park on Tuesday afternoon.

Another woman mugged Saturday evening as Lincoln Park robbery pattern inches into Lakeview

June 19, 2022 10:55 AM CWBChicago

Police are investigating two more robberies in Lincoln Park and nearby Lakeview that have been reported since Saturday evening. One of them appears to be part of a growing pattern of crimes committed by a group that steals cars and mugs women in the area.

Man on electronic monitoring for murder case had a gun on a West Side street, prosecutors say

June 19, 2022 9:45 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a man who is awaiting trial for first-degree murder and home invasion was found on a West Side street with a gun in his waistband Wednesday — three weeks after prosecutors asked a judge to revoke his bond for failing to comply with electronic monitoring requirements.

They’re back. Two women were mugged Saturday afternoon in Lincoln Park, where a wave of similar crimes unfolded earlier this month

June 18, 2022 8:14 PM CWBChicago

A group of street robbers and auto thieves that ran rampant in a small section of Lincoln Park earlier this month returned Saturday, robbing two more women.

Month: June 2022