November 2024 - Page 7 of 12

Man gets 20 years for shooting off-duty cop during robbery attempt — while on electronic monitoring for robbery

November 16, 2024 6:56 PM CWBChicago

A judge on Friday sentenced a man to 20 years for shooting an off-duty Chicago police officer during a robbery attempt in June 2020. He received another 15 years, to be served consecutively, for a separate carjacking case.

After rejecting a grieving family’s wishes for nearly a week, Chicago mayor says he’ll stay away from slain cop’s funeral

November 16, 2024 12:38 PM Tim Hecke

Less than 24 hours after his office insisted that Mayor Brandon Johnson would attend Monday’s funeral for slain Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez despite the grieving family’s wishes, Johnson reversed course Saturday.

Gunmen fire shots while robbing victims near the Sheridan Red Line station

November 16, 2024 10:36 AM CWBChicago

Gunmen fired shots while robbing a group of men near the Sheridan Red Line station on Saturday morning. Fortunately, no gunshot injuries were reported.

He carjacked at man at gunpoint less than 2 months after being paroled for robbery, prosecutors claim

November 16, 2024 7:37 AM CWBChicago

Not even two months after being paroled for an armed robbery conviction, Trinidy Mintz carjacked and robbed two men at gunpoint and then crashed the hijacked vehicle in front of Chicago cops, prosecutors say.

Shots fired at off-duty cop during robbery attempt in the Loop; more shots fired during second holdup nearby

November 16, 2024 6:58 AM Tim Hecke

Armed robbers fired shots at an off-duty Chicago police officer in the Loop on Saturday morning, according to preliminary information provided by a source. Investigators suspect the same holdup crew fired shots at another victim they targeted in River North.

Family wins court fight for remains of woman found dead in South Loop condo stairwell

November 15, 2024 6:15 PM Tim Hecke

A Cook County judge on Friday cleared the way for family members to claim the body of a woman who was found dead in the stairwell of a South Loop condo building on October 27.

Loop bank robber grabbed cash containing GPS tracker, FBI says; ‘I did it.’

November 15, 2024 5:43 PM CWBChicago

The man who robbed a Loop bank on Thursday afternoon unwittingly grabbed a GPS tracker when he snatched money from a teller’s drawer, an error that would lead to his arrest less than an hour later.

18 years for robbing 7 businesses while on parole for robbing 6 businesses

November 15, 2024 11:12 AM CWBChicago

A man has been given an 18-year sentence for robbing seven North Side businesses last year while he was on parole for an 18-year sentence he received for six robberies in 2014.

Man carjacked driver while on juvenile parole, adult parole, and pretrial release: prosecutors

November 15, 2024 8:48 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors have charged a man with carjacking a driver at gunpoint while on adult parole, juvenile parole, and pretrial release for a felony.

Man gets 10 years for pushing 66-year-old tourist onto L tracks

November 14, 2024 5:54 PM CWBChicago

One day after getting out of jail for knocking a woman unconscious in the Loop last year, Gary Coleman pushed a tourist off the Cermak-McCormick Place Green Line platform, leaving her badly injured. Coleman on Thursday received a ten-year sentence for the CTA attack.

Cop found not guilty of improperly seizing, inventorying guns while on patrol

November 14, 2024 4:46 PM Tim Hecke

Cook County judge on Thursday found a Chicago cop accused of improperly seizing and inventorying firearms while on patrol not guilty of all charges. It’s the latest blow for prosecutors who have struggled to win criminal convictions against Chicago cops.

Anonymous tipster identifies Red Line robber for police

November 14, 2024 10:11 AM CWBChicago

An anonymous tipster who saw a Chicago police bulletin about a recent robbery at the Addison Red Line station helped cops identify the assailant, officials say.

Northwestern shuttle bus struck by bullet on North Side, school says

November 14, 2024 6:43 AM CWBChicago

A Northwestern University intercampus shuttle bus was apparently struck by a bullet, leaving its driver injured last Friday evening, according to new information from the school’s police department.

Month: November 2024