September 2022

13-time felon pickpocketed CTA passengers while on bail for pickpocketing CTA passengers and robbery: prosecutors

September 28, 2022 CWBChicago

A 13-time convicted felon on bail for robbery and pickpocketing charges is now accused of pickpocketing more CTA passengers in the Loop.

Teen attacked, robbed firefighter who refused to cut off his electronic monitoring bracelet, Chicago police say

September 27, 2022 CWBChicago

A 17-year-old boy attacked, robbed, and threatened to shoot a Chicago firefighter at a South Side firehouse because the fireman refused to cut off his electronic monitoring bracelet, according to Chicago police and a source.

Convicted sex offender being questioned in West Loop kidnapping attempt was released on a felony recognizance bond less than 24 hours earlier

September 27, 2022 CWBChicago

Suspect being questioned in West Loop kidnapping attempt is a convicted sex offender who was released on a recognizance bond less than 24 hours before the attack, Chicago law enforcement sources say.

West Loop kidnapping suspect may have tried to abduct another woman downtown minutes later: source

September 27, 2022 CWBChicago

The man who attempted to kidnap a woman in the West Loop on Sunday morning may have tried to abduct another woman downtown just minutes later, according to a source. But Chicago police have not revealed the information publicly.

Newly-hired Chicago cop, shot while driving last week, is no longer employed by CPD, the department says

September 27, 2022 CWBChicago

The probationary Chicago police officer who was shot while driving on the North Side last week, just days after being suspended for a positive drug test, is no longer a member of the city’s police force, according to CPD.

Man shot near Uptown alderman’s office on Monday evening

September 27, 2022 CWBChicago

A man was shot Monday evening just a couple of doors away from Uptown Ald. James Cappleman’s ward office, according to Chicago police. The victim, 25, did not cooperate with police.

CPD identifies suspect in West Loop kidnapping attempt

September 26, 2022 CWBChicago

Chicago police on Monday night released CTA surveillance images of the man that investigators believe tried to kidnap a woman in the West Loop on Sunday morning.

Chicago man arrested for the 14th time this year after “miniature crime spree” in Lakeview

September 26, 2022 CWBChicago

Chicago police arrested Cary Mamola last week for, as a Cook County judge put it, a “miniature crime spree across [the] 3200 North Broadway area.” It was the 14th time CPD has arrested Mamola this year and the 40th time he’s been arrested since August 2014, according to police department records.

Month: September 2022

13-time felon pickpocketed CTA passengers while on bail for pickpocketing CTA passengers and robbery: prosecutors

Teen attacked, robbed firefighter who refused to cut off his electronic monitoring bracelet, Chicago police say

Convicted sex offender being questioned in West Loop kidnapping attempt was released on a felony recognizance bond less than 24 hours earlier

West Loop kidnapping suspect may have tried to abduct another woman downtown minutes later: source

Newly-hired Chicago cop, shot while driving last week, is no longer employed by CPD, the department says

Man shot near Uptown alderman’s office on Monday evening

CPD identifies suspect in West Loop kidnapping attempt

Chicago man arrested for the 14th time this year after “miniature crime spree” in Lakeview

FBI looks for Uptown bank robber

Murder suspect, arrested for Rogers Park armed robbery, briefly escaped from cops in Uptown: prosecutors

3-year-old who was thrown off of Navy Pier has died, records show

Update: CPD releases community alert with new details of West Loop kidnapping attempt

Police investigate another possible kidnapping attempt in West Loop

5 armed robberies reported in 2 hours this morning on the North Side

Police looking for man who attacked pedestrian with a hammer in the Loop

On parole for gun charge after Loop police shooting, man is now accused of firing off rounds in a suburban subdivision

2 men on electronic monitoring for gun cases drove around, played with a gun on Instagram Live: prosecutors

Man mistakenly took a gun to O’Hare, stashed it on an I-beam before entering security checkpoint, prosecutors say