January 2024 - Page 13 of 15

Car thieves escape after ramming cop car in Lakeview

January 6, 2024 8:44 AM CWBChicago

Two suspected car thieves rammed a Chicago police squad car in Lakeview, ripping off the cop car’s door as they sped away. No arrests have been made, but officers found the stolen car abandoned a couple of blocks away.

Man accused of robbing GameStop with fake gun is sent home with a nighttime curfew

January 6, 2024 7:34 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors have charged a Chicago man with displaying a fake handgun to rob a GameStop, but they did not ask a judge to keep him in jail, so a judge sent him home with a curfew order.

Man gets 498 days plus probation for robbing victims ages 78 and 79

January 6, 2024 6:50 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago man charged with robbing a 79-year-old woman on the Red Line in July 2020, a few days after robbing a 78-year-old man near an ATM, has been sentenced to time served plus two years of mental health probation, according to court records.

Chicagoan who robbed victim during Facebook Marketplace sale bragged about doing it to others ‘all week’: prosecutors

January 5, 2024 10:17 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors have charged a Chicago man with robbing another man one year ago during a Facebook Marketplace ruse.

Ride-share driver robbed at gunpoint in Lincoln Park, forced to surrender phone PIN

January 5, 2024 9:52 AM CWBChicago

A ride-share driver was robbed at gunpoint and forced to unlock her phone as she waited for a passenger in Lincoln Park on Friday morning.

12 years for Chicago man who went on robbery, carjacking, and burglary spree while on bail in 2022

January 5, 2024 8:34 AM Tim Hecke

A Chicago man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for going on a weeks-long crime spree across the North Side while he was on bail for a pending drug case in 2022.

Carjacking victim fetched a pistol and forced the hijacker out of his car at gunpoint: Chicago police report

January 5, 2024 6:52 AM Tim Hecke

A Chicago man turned the tables on an armed carjacker who forced him out of his car at gunpoint Tuesday morning: He walked into his nearby home, fetched his own firearm, and forced the carjacker out of his vehicle at gunpoint.

Suburban man threatened to ‘shoot up’ Oak Park police station, suburban VA hospital: feds

January 4, 2024 8:05 PM Tim Hecke

Federal prosecutors have charged a Berwyn man with threatening to “shoot up” a suburban Chicago veteran’s hospital and the Oak Park Police Department.

Boys, ages 15 and 16, charged with robbery after Chicago police helicopter follows them across town

January 4, 2024 7:07 PM CWBChicago

Two teenagers face armed robbery charges after they allegedly robbed a woman on the Near North Side and fled in a freshly hijacked car to the West Side, with a Chicago police helicopter following them from above.

‘Person of interest’ questioned after man is found strangled in Lincoln Park apartment

January 4, 2024 6:41 PM CWBChicago

A suspect is being questioned by Chicago police after a man was found dead in a Lincoln Park apartment on Wednesday evening.

Cops hunt firebug responsible for North Side arson spree

January 4, 2024 6:01 PM CWBChicago

An arsonist set several fires during a two-hour crime spree on the North Side this week, according to Chicago police. CPD’s arson investigators released a picture of the suspect on Thursday afternoon, hoping someone would know him.

Ankle monitor: Chicago firefighter accused in road rage shooting is released after judge rejects state’s detention request

January 4, 2024 12:34 PM Tim Hecke

A Chicago firefighter accused of attempted murder for allegedly shooting a driver in Andersonville on New Year’s Eve has been released on electronic monitoring after a Cook County judge rejected the state’s request to have him detained.

Robbers body-slammed 58-year-old man after following him from North Side restaurant: prosecutors

January 4, 2024 10:12 AM CWBChicago

Two robbers body-slammed a 58-year-old robbery victim before rifling his pockets and trying to escape via the CTA Brown Line, according to prosecutors.

Month: January 2024