September 2024 - Page 4 of 13

Chicago cop finds woman shot, critically injured on a street previously served by ShotSpotter. Nobody called 911.

September 24, 2024 3:57 AM Tim Hecke

Less than 24 hours after Chicago ended its relationship with ShotSpotter, a Chicago police officer found a woman shot and critically injured on a South Side street previously served by the gunfire detection system.

As ShotSpotter is dismantled, here’s a final run-down of people facing gun charges because it worked

September 23, 2024 7:48 PM Tim Hecke

This will be our last rundown of people facing felony gun charges after being arrested by Chicago cops who responded to ShotSpotter alerts. Maybe the next mayor will remember these examples when they take office.

Migrant charged with necklace-snatching robbery near Goose Island

September 23, 2024 6:44 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors have charged a Venezuelan migrant with robbery for allegedly snatching a woman’s necklace in the Clybourn Corridor on Saturday morning.

Man gets 6 years for robbing a Boystown convenience store

September 23, 2024 7:16 AM CWBChicago

A man with an extensive juvenile arrest record has been given a six-year prison sentence for participating in the armed robbery of a Boystown convenience store in 2022.

5 robberies and carjackings reported in Bucktown, Logan Square, Humboldt Park on Sunday evening

September 23, 2024 7:12 AM CWBChicago

At least five robberies and carjackings were reported Sunday evening in Bucktown, Logan Square, and Humboldt Park.

Driver carjacked near Lincoln Park Zoo

September 23, 2024 6:48 AM CWBChicago

Police are conducting an investigation into the carjacking of a man near the Lincoln Park Zoo on Sunday evening.

Tow truck driver had stolen, Chicago police radio capable of decoding scrambled communications, officials say

September 23, 2024 6:06 AM CWBChicago

A private tow truck driver is accused of possessing a stolen high-tech Chicago Police Department radio capable of listening to secured radio transmissions from the city’s police and fire departments.

Cancelling ShotSpotter is ‘the most radical, reckless, and dangerous policy decision in the history’ of Chicago, alderman says

September 22, 2024 7:33 PM Tim Hecke

Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling confirmed on Sunday evening that the city will no longer use the ShotSpotter gunfire detection system after midnight tonight, September 22. Mayor Brandon Johnson decided to ignore residents, a supermajority of the City Council, and the editorial boards of both daily newspapers, all of whom advised him to keep the technology in place.

Sweet! Suspect in custody after another woman has her necklace snatched on the North Side

September 22, 2024 7:00 AM CWBChicago

There’s some good news and some bad news to share about the week-long robbery spree in which victims have had necklaces snatched from their necks, mainly in the Loop and along the lakefront.

On its last Saturday night in Chicago, ShotSpotter pinpointed a mass shooting location and helped cops catch a suspect in a second shooting

September 22, 2024 6:22 AM Tim Hecke

ShotSpotter gunfire detectors earned their keep on Saturday night, pinpointing the location of a mass shooting in Little Village before any 911 calls were received and sending cops to a second “shots fired” incident that ended with a suspect in custody.

17-year-old murdered his mother while on house arrest for pending juvenile case, officials say

September 22, 2024 5:14 AM Tim Hecke

Prosecutors on Saturday accused a 17-year-old boy of murdering his mother in front of other family members while on house arrest for a pending juvenile case.

Zip-tied woman threw herself out of moving car to escape from armed carjackers, including a convicted murderer: prosecutors

September 21, 2024 7:37 PM CWBChicago

A convicted murderer is now accused of zip-tying, kidnapping, and carjacking a couple at gunpoint in Brighton Park last month. The female victim escaped by throwing herself out of the carjacked car while it was in motion.

Cops hunt 3 suspects in Red Line robbery spree

September 21, 2024 7:16 PM CWBChicago

Mass Transit detectives have released surveillance images of three people wanted for committing a robbery spree on the Red Line late Tuesday night. CWBChicago first reported on the crimes Wednesday afternoon.

Month: September 2024