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Loop

Infuriating video shows shoplifting mobs raiding Loop convenience store again and again

July 4, 2022 8:01 AM CWBChicago

Shoplifting mobs have stormed behind the counter of a Loop convenience store not once, not twice, not three times, but at least four times over the past month, hauling away bottles of booze and cigarettes each time.

Magnificent Mile

Mob steals $67,000 worth of purses from Burberry’s flagship as shoplifting raids and overnight burglaries continue unabated

November 30, 2021 7:55 AM CWBChicago

The hits just keep on coming for the Mag Mile’s high-end retailers as another shoplifting mob made off with over $60,000 worth of merchandise during an afternoon raid Monday.

Lincoln Park

Shoplifting mobs are raiding everything from high-end boutiques to your local Walgreens, escaping with merchandise worth thou$ands

September 22, 2021 11:46 AM CWBChicago

A sometimes violent shoplifting team has repeatedly raided high-end retailers to steal expensive purses along the Magnificent Mile, Oak Street, and Rush Street this month, according to several police reports.

Boystown

Shoplifting raid at Uptown smoke shop is caught on video, one of several similar crimes last weekend

May 11, 2023 8:43 AM CWBChicago

An Uptown smoke shop owner says one of his employees is doing OK after being attacked by a group of young shoplifters last week, part of a wave of similar crimes, according to Chicago police.

Lakeview

Chicago man gets 2 years for ‘flash mob’ raids of Ulta Beauty stores

April 2, 2023 6:58 PM CWBChicago

A Chicago man has been sentenced to two years for participating in a series of shoplifting raids at Ulta Beauty stores that cost the popular cosmetics store more than $11,000 in lost merchandise.

Lincoln Park

Chicago men plead guilty to shoplifting raids, selling proceeds at a sandwich shop

March 8, 2023 11:18 AM CWBChicago

Two men who allegedly stole over $20,000 worth of merchandise from top Chicago retailers and resold the products inside a Subway restaurant have pleaded guilty to felony charges, according to court records.

Citywide

Chicago police make more arrests for organized shoplifting operations

October 21, 2022 1:08 PM CWBChicago

News about shoplifting mobs and organized retail theft have faded from Chicago headlines, but the crimes are still happening and the CPD’s Organized Retail Crime task force is still making arrests. Here are some recent cases.

Loop

Video shows Loop store clerk pepper-spraying shoplifting mob

July 4, 2022 7:17 PM CWBChicago

A Loop convenience store employee pepper-sprayed a 9-person shoplifting mob on Sunday night and it’s on video.

Magnificent Mile

Burberry shoplifting crew snags purses worth about $35,000 during lunchtime raid: report

March 31, 2022 6:30 PM CWBChicago

A group of thieves that raided the Burberry store on Michigan Avenue midday Thursday may have escaped with handbags worth more than $30,000.

Magnificent Mile

Shoplifting raid mastermind researched stores that have “hands-off” security policies, court records say

February 19, 2022 4:59 AM CWBChicago

Two men who stole over $20,000 worth of merchandise from top retailers and then resold the products inside a Subway restaurant specifically targeted national retailers that have a “hands-off policy” toward shoplifters, according to court records.

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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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