April 2024 - Page 7 of 11

Man tried to carjack Wrigleyville driver 2 months after being paroled for mugging woman inside Boystown apartment building: prosecutors

April 13, 2024 8:24 AM CWBChicago

Barely two months after he got out of prison for mugging a woman inside her Boystown apartment building, Deangelo Coleman is back in jail. Prosecutors say he attacked and tried to carjack a man in Wrigleyville.

Possible meth lab found inside River North apartment

April 13, 2024 6:48 AM CWBChicago

Chicago firefighters discovered a possible meth lab on Friday evening when they responded to a small fire inside a River North apartment.

2 teenagers shot in separate incidents on North Side

April 13, 2024 6:18 AM CWBChicago

Two teenagers are recovering after they were shot in separate incidents on the North Side, according to Chicago police.

ShotSpotter led cops to parolee who fired gun while threatening a postal worker, Chicago police report says

April 13, 2024 4:46 AM CWBChicago

Recent ShotSpotter alerts have led Chicago police to arrest a man who fired shots after threatening a postal worker, another man who had a gunshot wound after firing shots on a city street, and yet another man who fired into a bar at closing time, according to CPD reports and prosecutors.

Paroled sex offender stabbed his neighbor for being on his steps: prosecutors

April 12, 2024 8:55 AM CWBChicago

A paroled sex offender may be heading back to prison after prosecutors accused him of stabbing his neighbor because the victim was on his steps.

This guy robbed 2 banks in Chicago this week, FBI says

April 12, 2024 7:59 AM CWBChicago

The FBI is trying to track down a man who robbed two banks in Chicago this week, threatening violence as he demanded cash.

Caravan of armed men goes on robbery, burglary spree hours before mayor, top cop will announce crime strategy

April 12, 2024 7:45 AM CWBChicago

Just hours before Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and CPD Supt. Larry Snelling are scheduled to present their plan for addressing the city’s robbery problem at a noontime press conference, a three-car caravan of armed men went on a crime spree along the Clybourn Corridor on Friday morning.

Man charged with slashing Chick-fil-A security guard, threatening to cut another’s throat

April 12, 2024 5:26 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a Lake Villa man attacked and slashed a security guard and threatened to slash another employee’s throat at a downtown Chicago Chick-fil-a.

Robbery crew arrested after bailing out of stolen car on Chicago police station parking lot

April 12, 2024 4:52 AM CWBChicago

A man and three juveniles, one only 13 years old, face robbery charges after they mugged a man in Wrigleyville, then abandoned their stolen getaway car directly behind a nearby Chicago police station.

Questions swirl in the wake of Dexter Reed video release. We decided to try to get some answers

April 11, 2024 8:03 PM Tim Hecke

Many questions have arisen since the city on Tuesday released Chicago police body camera footage and other evidence related to the “exchange of gunfire” that ended with 26-year-old Dexter Reed dead during a traffic stop last month.

8½ years for Chicago man who shot at occupied car while on bail for 2 felony gun cases

April 11, 2024 11:43 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago man accused of shooting at two people while on bail for two separate felony gun cases in 2020 has been sentenced to 8-1/2 years in federal prison for illegal transportation of firearms. Even Jesse Davis’ defense attorney called his behavior on the morning of May 14, 2020 “very, very, very bad.’

Thieves steal ATM from 24-hour gas station, cops see them driving away (VIDEO)

April 11, 2024 10:30 AM CWBChicago

An ATM theft crew stole an entire cash machine from a 24-hour gas station in West Town overnight, according to Chicago police. It’s the latest in a string of similar burglaries reported in the city and suburbs over the past three weeks.

Man charged with mugging woman on her daily walk in River North

April 11, 2024 9:35 AM CWBChicago

A Lincoln Park man on pretrial release for allegedly punching a liquor store clerk has been detained as a safety threat after he allegedly mugged a woman in River North on Monday afternoon.

Month: April 2024