December 2024 - Page 8 of 10

Career burglar, on probation for burglary, burglarized Wicker Park sports store, prosecutors claim

December 8, 2024 6:44 PM CWBChicago

A long-time burglar who went to prison for stealing Newport cigarettes from a North Side liquor store and is currently on probation for stealing Newports from a West Loop store is now accused of burglarizing a Wicker Park sports gear store.

Armed carjacker strikes twice, gets arrested after returning to the crime scene

December 8, 2024 5:54 PM CWBChicago

Police arrested a suspect after two armed carjackings were reported Saturday afternoon, one in Old Town and the other outside the migrant shelter across from the Salt Shed. Authorities have not yet announced any charges.

Home invader shoots, critically injures woman in Rogers Park

December 8, 2024 11:41 AM CWBChicago

A woman was shot and critically injured by a home invader in Rogers Park on Sunday morning, Chicago police said.

Man carjacked vehicle in the Loop, crashed it on Kennedy Expressway, prosecutors say

December 8, 2024 8:14 AM Tim Hecke

A Galena man is charged with carjacking a vehicle in the Loop and then crashing it on the Kennedy Expressway this week.

Armed robbers targeted 3 stores in 90 minutes, attack clerk, mug customer

December 8, 2024 7:12 AM CWBChicago

Four armed men robbed three stores in under 90 minutes on Friday morning, punching one store’s employee and also robbing a customer at one location, according to Chicago police.

Man robbed 4 people at gunpoint within 90 minutes (while on felony pretrial release), prosecutors claim

December 7, 2024 7:50 PM CWBChicago

A man on pretrial release for a stolen vehicle case will be spending more of his time behind bars now that prosecutors are accusing him of robbing four people at gunpoint within 90 minutes.

Armed robber killed when victim fights for control of his gun, Chicago police say

December 7, 2024 6:59 PM CWBChicago

An armed robber is dead, apparently shot by his own firearm as the would-be victim tried to gain control of the weapon on Saturday afternoon, Chicago police said.

Man gets 12 years for committing armed home invasion months after having 1997 murder conviction vacated

December 7, 2024 11:16 AM CWBChicago

A man has been handed a 12-year sentence for posing as a cop to commit an armed home invasion just months after being exonerated of a murder conviction for which he received a 60-year sentence in 1997.

Hate crime charges filed against man who allegedly shot at 2 men he thought were gay

December 7, 2024 9:53 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors have filed hate crime charges against a South Side man who allegedly shot at because he thought they were gay. No injuries were reported in the incident, which escalated into a SWAT standoff when the accused man barricaded himself inside his home and refused to let his mom go outside, officials said.

2 men kidnapped cab driver at rifle point, made him Zelle cash

December 7, 2024 8:39 AM Tim Hecke

Two men are charged with kidnapping and robbing a taxi driver this summer, forcing their 66-year-old victim to transfer money to them via Zelle at gunpoint. Prosecutors have charged one of the men with committing a nearly identical crime on the same block just four days earlier.

In Lincoln Park killer’s home cops find a ‘sniper-like rifle’ and written plan to target someone at an event, prosecutors say

December 6, 2024 7:20 PM Tim Hecke

The concealed carry holder who killed an erratic stranger on a Lincoln Park street last week had a trove of firearms, including a “sniper-like rifle,” inside his nearby condo, and a “multi-paged plan to harm an unrelated individual at a specific event,” prosecutors said Friday.

Truck driver who struck and killed 4-year-old had a THC level 3x the legal limit, officials say

December 6, 2024 12:05 PM Tim Hecke

The truck driver who struck and killed a 4-year-old boy on a city street earlier this year was driving with a THC level more than three times the legal limit, prosecutors said this week. James Bernstein, 53, also had cocaine metabolite in his system at the time of the crash, according to the allegations.

Man gets 4 years for robbing victim during Facebook Marketplace meetup

December 6, 2024 5:34 AM CWBChicago

Police have issued several warnings recently about armed men who are using social media marketplace ads to lure victims into robbery traps. Yesterday, a man pleaded guilty to committing a marketplace-related robbery. He received a four-year sentence but will be out of prison in less than a year.

Month: December 2024