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Three burglars broke into BFF Bikes early Tuesday and got away with several very expensive bicycles. But surveillance video provided to CWBChicago shows the men weren’t as sly as they thought they were.

Off-duty cop claims he was shot in Roscoe Village this morning. But there are many, many, many questions about that story.

A Chicago police officer is facing intense scrutiny after showing up at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Lakeview with a gunshot wound on Saturday morning.

SUV stolen in River North was involved in 2 “shots fired” incidents overnight

Two men who stole a pizza shop worker’s SUV in River North overnight were involved in “shots fired” incidents in River North and on the Kennedy Expressway less than two hours later, according to initial information.

Shooting near Mag Mile is likely linked to shoplifting mobs: police sources

A shooting that left a man in critical condition near the Magnificent Mile on Friday evening may have direct links to the area’s ongoing problem with shoplifting mobs, according to law enforcement sources.

Robbers fired a gunshot while mugging 3 women near DePaul, police say

An armed robbery crew fired a gunshot while robbing three women near DePaul University in Lincoln Park on Friday evening.

Man on electronic monitoring for robbing a store is accused of leaving home to rob another store this week. His efforts were foiled.

A man who’s on electronic monitoring for trying to rob a store of its cash register while indicating that he had a gun was charged on Friday with wrapping aluminum foil around his ankle monitor and leaving his home to rob a different store of its cash register at gunpoint this week.

Cops bust suspected catalytic converter thief in Edgewater, but two accomplices get away

A man who is on probation and on parole was arrested early Friday after he was allegedly caught in the act of stealing a catalytic converter on an Edgewater street. But there’s a little more to this story.

Woman carjacked in Old Town

A 32-year-old woman was carjacked as she stepped out of her SUV in Old Town on Thursday afternoon, police said.

Mag Mile shoplifting crews slam North Face and Neiman Marcus, more overnight retail burglaries reported, too

Shoplifting crews raided at least two more stores along the Magnificent Mile on Thursday. And, CWBChicago has learned, overnight burglars are continuing to target retailers downtown and on the Clybourn retail corridor.

When cops stopped him for urinating on a downtown street, they allegedly found 15 credit cards bearing the names of 15 different people in his pocket. What’s going on here?

Micah Anderson is accused of stealing the credit cards that people gave to River North bar employees to open tabs.

3 women, ages 23 to 68 were attacked and robbed in under 30 minutes Thursday evening in Lakeview

A group of men needed less than 30 minutes to rob three women, ages 23 to 68, in separate robberies in Lakeview on Thursday evening, according to police.

Deuces! 31-year CPD vet fires off a scathing “state of the department” email as he enters retirement

Anyone who’s ever quit a job has probably dreamed of writing a delicious “kiss my *ss” email to the companywide distribution list and hitting “send” just before they walk out the door for the last time. But a veteran Chicago police leader pretty much did it for real.

Armed robbers brandish an AK-47 to rob Uptown Walgreens location as employees run for cover