November 2024 - CWB Chicago

Cops look for 2 men who mugged victim at Sheridan Red Line station

November 30, 2024 7:30 PM CWBChicago

Two men who mugged a CTA passenger on the Sheridan Red Line platform are the latest to be featured in a Chicago police bulletin.

Thumbs up! Neighborhood pest, arrested 75 times since 2015, finally gets shipped to prison

November 30, 2024 6:44 PM Tim Hecke

Sean Hill, the incorrigible nuisance arrested 75 times since 2015 and 12 times this year, will not be getting arrested for a while. That’s because a judge finally decided to send him to prison.

Chicago man gets 18 years for robbing a Verizon store while on parole for robbing a T-Mobile

November 30, 2024 10:28 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago man has been given an 18-year sentence for robbing a Bucktown Verizon store while on parole for robbing a T-Mobile in 2020.

Gunmen are luring victims into a robbery trap via social media marketplace ads, police say

November 30, 2024 8:58 AM CWBChicago

Anyone looking to buy a motorcycle through an online marketplace would be well advised to turn down any offers to complete a deal in one corner of the Oakland neighborhood, according to Chicago police.

Man gets 6 years for stabbing 69-year-old aboard CTA bus in the South Loop

November 30, 2024 7:54 AM CWBChicago

A Libertyville man has been given a six-year prison sentence for stabbing a 69-year-old man aboard a CTA bus in the South Loop. Stanislav Zhuravel, 33, was on pretrial release for three misdemeanor cases at the time of the January 15, 2024, attack.

Migrant tells Chicago cops he carries a gun because his son got murdered and they didn’t do anything about it: report

November 30, 2024 7:22 AM CWBChicago

A migrant accused of possessing a loaded firearm during a traffic stop told Chicago cops that he carried the gun because somebody murdered his son and the police haven’t done anything about it, according to a CPD report. According to court records, this marks Brayan Corniel-Guitierrez’s seventh arrest in Cook County.

Double-shooting solved after records show he rented gunman’s get-away scooter, officials say

November 29, 2024 7:09 PM CWBChicago

A man required to register as a gun offender is facing new charges after Chicago police used scooter rental records to link him to a double shooting this summer.

15-year-old shot in Englewood says it happened on a block previously served by ShotSpotter

November 29, 2024 6:16 PM Tim Hecke

A 15-year-old boy was shot in the chest while standing near a sidewalk in Englewood on Friday afternoon, Chicago police said.

Carjacker who posted video bragging about the crime has been given a 9-year sentence

November 29, 2024 11:39 AM CWBChicago

A man accused of carjacking two men and then jumping on social media to stream a brag video about getting the “keys to this b**ch” has been handed a nine-year sentence. Elijah Manning, 20, received another nine years for a suburban robbery, too. The sentences will be served concurrently.

Up to 7 people are robbing passengers aboard Red Line trains on the North Side, cops say

November 29, 2024 11:26 AM CWBChicago

Nighttime Red Line riders will want to be extra careful on the North Side while Chicago cops try to track down up to seven people who’ve been robbing passengers between Argyle and Granville this month.

Man shot in Lakeview on Wednesday has died, officials say

November 29, 2024 10:45 AM CWBChicago

The man who was found shot in a car in Lakeview on Wednesday morning has died, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. An autopsy will be conducted to determine if the man’s death was an accident, homicide, or suicide.

Bank robber identified through face tats and ankle monitor GPS data, FBI says

November 29, 2024 7:57 AM Tim Hecke

The FBI is charging a Chicago man with bank robbery, saying agents were able to identify him by his face tattoos and records from the court-ordered GPS ankle monitor he wore during the holdup.

Man gets 26 years for strangling 15-year-old ‘girlfriend’

November 29, 2024 6:57 AM Tim Hecke

A man has been sentenced to 26 years in prison for strangling a 15-year-old girl he was “dating.” Joshua Williams, 25, already had a strangulation case pending in Colorado when first responders found Amarise Parker dead in his closet on December 10, 2023, officials said.

Month: November 2024