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Month: September 2022

Citywide

#35: One week after being released on felony gun charge, man shot and killed rival gang member in random attack, prosecutors say

September 8, 2022 11:12 PM CWBChicago
A Chicago man is accused of shooting and killing a rival gang member in an apparently random attack just one week after being released to await trial for a felony gun charge.

Loop

Video shows suspects in the Loop before, during, and after they robbed and killed a man Tuesday, police say

September 8, 2022 10:35 PM CWBChicago
Chicago police have released a series of video clips as they try to track down the two men who stabbed another man to death during a robbery attempt in the Loop this week.

Citywide

#34: Two months after posting bail for a felony gun case, he participated in a botched robbery that left the victim dead, prosecutors say

September 8, 2022 7:29 PM CWBChicago
Alexsandro Hernandez is charged with murder for allegedly participating in a botched robbery that ended with the victim dead. He was on bail for a pending felony gun case at the time of the alleged murder.

West Loop

Suburban man charged with murder for intentionally driving over a pedestrian in the West Loop, police say

September 8, 2022 3:46 PM CWBChicago
A Hillside man intentionally drove onto a sidewalk in the 100 block of North Ogden and killed a 22-year-old Edgewater man in the West Loop on Sunday, Chicago police said.

West Loop

Days after West Loop carjacking, woman’s car is found, but her beloved Shih Tzu is still missing

September 8, 2022 2:51 PM CWBChicago
Days after a 54-year-old woman was dragged by a carjacker who took her Jeep Cherokee at a West Loop gas station, the stolen car has been found. But Bella, her beloved 5-month-old Shih Tzu, who was in the car’s back seat, is still missing.

Loop

Cops seek 2 suspects in fatal stabbing of man in the Loop

September 7, 2022 7:17 PM CWBChicago
Chicago police have released images of two men who are wanted for questioning in connection with the murder of a 41-year-old man in the Loop on Tuesday evening.

Loop

Man fights CTA security, steals an Uber in the Loop

September 7, 2022 12:31 PM CWBChicago
Police say a man got into a fight with a CTA security guard, then stole his Uber driver’s car and crashed it outside the Thompson Center on Wednesday morning.

Citywide

4 tourists among latest victims of armed robbery crews in Wicker Park, West Loop

September 7, 2022 6:42 AM CWBChicago
Chicago police now believe at least two armed robbery crews are working the city’s North Side, Near West Side, and downtown areas, targeting victims from Lakeview to Wicker Park to Streeterville and beyond.

Loop

Man stabbed to death during possible robbery in the Loop; neighborhood’s 7th murder victim of the year

September 7, 2022 6:05 AM CWBChicago
A man was stabbed to death in the Loop on Tuesday evening, and police are trying to determine if he was targeted in a botched robbery.

Rogers Park

Food delivery driver opened fire on car thief at Popeye’s, prosecutors say

September 6, 2022 7:39 PM CWBChicago
A food delivery driver opened fire on a car thief who stole her car outside a Popeye’s restaurant in Rogers Park on Monday afternoon, officials said. She is now facing a felony charge, but as for the thief, well, they have yet to be found.

South Loop

BMW carjacked in South Loop is recovered after cops find man filling its tires with air, prosecutors say

September 6, 2022 1:40 PM CWBChicago
A man is facing felony charges after police allegedly noticed him pumping air into the tires of an Audi that was carjacked last week in the South Loop. Three juveniles who fled the car have been charged with misdemeanors.

Citywide

Cops found 3 guns after stopping man for pumping gas into a stolen car while wearing a ski mask and gloves: prosecutors

September 6, 2022 12:45 PM CWBChicago
A man is facing a slew of felony charges after Chicago police allegedly grew suspicious upon seeing him pumping gas into a stolen car while wearing a ski mask and gloves.

Avondale

Armed robbery and carjacking crew pistol-whipped victims, fired shots during Monday morning spree in Logan Square, Avondale

September 6, 2022 12:08 AM CWBChicago
Chicago police are investigating a string of brazen and violent daylight robberies that unfolded in Logan Square and Avondale on Monday morning. The offenders pistol-whipped victims in two robberies and fired shots while carjacking a third victim, police said.

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