December 2023 - Page 6 of 12

Migrant who sold crack to undercover cops is a Venezuelan gang member: Chicago police report

December 17, 2023 11:17 AM CWBChicago

A migrant who sold cocaine to undercover Chicago cops three times is a member of a Venezuelan street gang, according to details listed in his CPD arrest report.

Man carjacked couple at gunpoint while on electronic monitoring for 2 robberies, officials say

December 17, 2023 9:24 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago man carjacked and robbed two people at gunpoint while on electronic monitoring for two pending robbery cases, officials say.

Suspect detained after 2 are shot at Roosevelt Red Line: Chicago police

December 17, 2023 6:07 AM CWBChicago

A suspect is in custody after two people were shot at the Roosevelt Red Line station in the Loop on Saturday night, Chicago police said.

Intruder attacked, robbed woman inside Gold Coast hotel room, police say. Second person robbed nearby

December 16, 2023 6:24 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating after a woman reported that she was attacked and robbed by a man who followed her into her Gold Coast hotel room on Saturday morning.

Auto pound security guard stole his own car from impound lot: prosecutors

December 16, 2023 2:11 PM CWBChicago

A City of Chicago auto pound security guard is charged with stealing his own car, which had been impounded for failure to pay tickets totalling $6,539.

14, 15, and 16-year-olds beat, robbed, and carjacked a man inside Loop parking garage: Chicago police

December 16, 2023 9:32 AM CWBChicago

Four teenage boys beat, robbed, and carjacked a man inside a Loop parking garage on Friday evening, Chicago police said. Charges have been filed.

Migrants sold shoplifted merchandise outside Loop shelter: prosecutors

December 16, 2023 8:56 AM CWBChicago

Two Venezuelan migrants have been charged with trying to sell shoplifted merchandise outside a downtown Chicago shelter.

Man followed, tried to sexually assault woman in Bridgeport, prosecutors say

December 16, 2023 6:58 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors have charged a Chicago man with trying to sexually assault a Bridgeport woman after following her from the Sox-35th Red Line station in November.

Delivery driver shot near downtown homeless camp

December 16, 2023 5:57 AM CWBChicago

A food service delivery driver was shot as he stood outside a homeless camp just west of downtown Chicago on Saturday morning.

Rapper Lil Zay Osama jailed on machine gun charge after Chicago police helicopter chase. Cops explore links to armed robbery of NYC ‘Jeweler to the Stars’

December 15, 2023 4:36 PM Tim Hecke

Chicago-based rapper Isaiah Dukes, also known as “Lil Zay Osama,” is jailed in DuPage County tonight after a law enforcement task force allegedly found him in a car with a machine gun and a load of jewelry that may be linked to the recent armed robbery of a “jeweler to the stars” in New York City.

One-man crime wave: He raped one woman, kidnapped and robbed 3 people, then died after crashing into a Chicago police squad car overnight, officials say

December 15, 2023 12:26 PM CWBChicago

A man died in a car crash overnight after going on a violent crime spree inside a South Loop condo building where he sexually assaulted a woman, robbed others, and even kidnapped three victims, two of whom were in the car with him when he slammed into a Chicago police squad car, officials said.

Lakeview restaurant burglars brought along a 13-year-old: Chicago police reports

December 15, 2023 11:24 AM CWBChicago

Chicago cops responding to a burglary in progress at a Lakeview restaurant quickly detained three suspects, including a 50-year-old man with an extensive violent crime background and a 13-year-old girl, according to CPD records.

Gunmen rob Portage Park pub, continuing a months-long string of similar crimes

December 15, 2023 5:26 AM CWBChicago

Gunmen robbed a Northwest Side pub during business hours on Thursday evening, Chicago police said. The same group of offenders may have tried to rob another bar in the neighborhood minutes earlier.

Month: December 2023