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Loop

Kia Boys steal cop’s personal car at City Hall, dump it at carjacking scene

September 25, 2023 4:14 AM CWBChicago

Kia Boys stole a Chicago police officer’s car outside of City Hall and then dumped it at the scene of an armed carjacking in the Loop on Sunday morning.

Citywide

Would-be Kia Boy told Chicago cops he’s ‘a dumb teenager and wanted to take a car for a joyride’: CPD report

September 6, 2023 6:18 AM CWBChicago

A Northwest Side man accused of trying to steal two cars tried to talk his way out of trouble by telling cops he was simply “a dumb teenager [who] wanted to take a car for a joyride,” Chicago police say.

Boystown

13-year-old Kia Boy charged after 3 women are robbed at gunpoint in Lakeview

September 3, 2023 7:42 PM CWBChicago

A 13-year-old “Kia Boy” faces felony charges after three women were robbed while walking near Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview on Saturday evening, Chicago police say.

Boystown

A four-time felon and a 15-year-old Kia Boy robbed Lakeview man, prosecutors say

August 23, 2023 8:03 AM CWBChicago

A four-time convicted felon teamed up with a 15-year-old Kia Boy to rob a man in Lakeview, according to Chicago police.

Lakeview

Kia Boys are arrested for robbery after stopping at gas station across from Chicago police station

August 18, 2023 8:59 PM CWBChicago

Two robbery suspects were arrested early Friday after they unwisely decided to stop at a gas station about a half-block from a Chicago police station.

Citywide

Thieves are stealing Kias, Hyundais even after anti-Kia Boy software upgrade, officials say

August 15, 2023 10:24 AM CWBChicago

Attorneys general from eight states say Kias and Hyundais are still being stolen — even after they get an upgrade that is supposed to prevent theft by “Kia Boys.”

River North

Kia Boy who ran from stolen, bullet-riddled car in River North gets 3 years

August 10, 2023 6:19 PM CWBChicago

Chicago will be short one Kia Boy for a few months while a man accused of crashing a bullet-ridden, stolen Kia in River North spends some time in prison.

Citywide

2 men helped juvenile ‘Kia Boys’ pull off 45-minute robbery spree, officials say

July 27, 2023 6:48 PM CWBChicago

Two Chicago men were ordered held without bail on Thursday afternoon, accused of participating in a 45-minute robbery spree with 14- and 15-year-old boys this week.

Citywide

3 days after getting probation, a ‘Kia Boy’ is charged with attempted robbery and home invasion

May 31, 2023 6:34 AM CWBChicago

Two Chicago men who were arrested for trying to steal a Kia together last summer are now accused of trying to rob a man at gunpoint together on Monday — just 3 days after one of them pleaded guilty in the Kia case.

Citywide

Bye-bye Kia Boys? Illinois attorney general wants feds to recall easily-stolen Kias, Hyundais

April 20, 2023 12:55 PM CWBChicago

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is calling on Hyundai and Kia to recall vehicles that have a security flaw that allows thieves to steal the cars with little more than a USB plug.

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Loop

Group mugs man in River North as Chicago police warn of similar attacks in the Loop

September 24, 2023 4:13 AM

A man was attacked and robbed by four men as he walked in River North early Saturday, Chicago police said.

CTA

CTA pickpocket gets probation, one of the lightest sentences he’s received since 1985

September 23, 2023 7:28 PM

A Chicago man with a decades-long criminal history who pleaded guilty Friday to pickpocketing three women on the CTA was sentenced to a year of probation, among the lightest sentences he’s received since the Reagan administration.

Wrigleyville

Venmo robbery: Man forced victim to surrender phone near Wrigley Field, transferred $3,000 to himself, prosecutors say

September 23, 2023 7:23 PM

Prosecutors have charged a Hazel Crest man with robbery for allegedly forcing a man to surrender his phone near Wrigley Field and then Venmoing himself money from the victim’s account.

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