March 2024 - Page 2 of 13

Woman smuggled drugs into Cook County jail inside baby’s diaper, officials say

March 29, 2024 7:00 PM CWBChicago

A Chicago woman faces felony charges for allegedly smuggling narcotics into the Cook County jail inside a 9-month-old baby’s diaper.

Man gets 20 years for robbing people during Facebook Marketplace meet-ups

March 29, 2024 12:30 AM CWBChicago

The Chicago man accused of robbing ten people he lured in by posing as a buyer or seller on Facebook Marketplace has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Gunman in expressway shooting was on bail for possessing a firearm during Mag Mile looting, prosecutors say

March 28, 2024 11:42 PM CWBChicago

A man on bail for allegedly possessing a firearm during the August 2020 looting and riots on the Magnificent Mile shot another man during a road rage confrontation on the Dan Ryan Expressway near Chinatown two years ago, prosecutors now say.

Company raises concerns about Illinois grants for ‘less-lethal’ police tools

March 28, 2024 11:05 PM The Center Square

An executive at a policing technology company says Illinois’ less-lethal grant system is biased in favor of a single company, Axon, the makers of Taser-brand devices.

Woman mugged in Lincoln Park, another robbed at gunpoint at Old Town gas station

March 28, 2024 6:52 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating the robberies of two women in Lincoln Park, one near Clark and Fullerton and the other at an Old Town gas station.

Chicago man operated ‘financial crime enterprise’ by shoplifting more than 10 times since December: prosecutors

March 28, 2024 6:10 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors have charged a Chicago man with operating a continuing financial crime enterprise because he has been caught shoplifting more than ten times in the past year.

Chicago police release videos of 3 more active robbery crews

March 28, 2024 4:49 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police detectives released surveillance video and photos of three more active robbery crews as investigators try to glean tips from the public and warn Chicagoans about suspects who remain at large.

Man shot, robbed acquaintance in the West Loop while on pretrial release for two felonies (and on electronic monitoring), prosecutors say

March 27, 2024 7:12 PM CWBChicago

The man who pistol-whipped, shot, and robbed an acquaintance inside a West Loop apartment last week was on pretrial release for two felony cases and was wearing an electronic monitoring bracelet at the time of the crime, prosecutors say.

Month: March 2024

Woman smuggled drugs into Cook County jail inside baby’s diaper, officials say

Man gets 20 years for robbing people during Facebook Marketplace meet-ups

Gunman in expressway shooting was on bail for possessing a firearm during Mag Mile looting, prosecutors say

Company raises concerns about Illinois grants for ‘less-lethal’ police tools

Woman mugged in Lincoln Park, another robbed at gunpoint at Old Town gas station

Chicago man operated ‘financial crime enterprise’ by shoplifting more than 10 times since December: prosecutors

Chicago police release videos of 3 more active robbery crews

Man shot, robbed acquaintance in the West Loop while on pretrial release for two felonies (and on electronic monitoring), prosecutors say

Robbers attack, stab man in Albany Park

Gunman in expressway road rage shooting was on felony pretrial release, officials say

Off-duty cop carjacked in River North, second hijacking reported in West Loop

Anti-violence worker busted with gun on Near West Side street, Chicago police say

Motorist shot, killed while driving on Far North Side

Man accused of shooting 2, stomping on victim’s head was on felony pretrial release

15-year-old charged after group robs 3 men at gunpoint in Loop

2 hospitalized, suspect detained after stabbing inside North Side business, police say

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Teen shot, paralyzed pregnant classmate while on pretrial release for carjacking case, prosecutors say