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Undercover cop busts CTA pickpocket crew, prosecutors say

July 15, 2020 4:26 PM CWBChicago

Undercover Chicago cops assigned to patrol the CTA train lines took a three-man pickpocket team into custody after they saw the thieves steal a Blue Line passenger’s wallet, according to prosecutors.

Loop: Man inappropriately touched two girls outside State Street store, prosecutors say

July 15, 2020 3:47 PM CWBChicago

Michael Garrett allegedly touched two girls who were with adults on the State Street shopping district, police said.

15-year-old boy OK after bullet grazes his head in Grant Park

July 15, 2020 1:56 AM CWBChicago

A 15-year-old boy is in good condition after a bullet grazed his head Tuesday evening when shots were fired in Grant Park, according to Chicago police. The boy does not appear to be the intended target.

Police release more videos of suspected arsonists from May riots

July 14, 2020 7:43 PM CWBChicago

Authorities released more videos as they try to track down dozens of people who are suspected of setting arson fires during civil unrest in late May and early June.

Armed, unlicensed Walgreens guard shot man in gift card dispute, prosecutors say

July 14, 2020 5:45 PM CWBChicago

An on-duty, armed Walgreens security guard shot a man in the Loop this weekend during a dispute over a gift card, prosecutors said Tuesday. The guard is not licensed to carry a firearm and is awaiting trial for allegedly breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s home and beating her with a baseball bat

Woman sexually assaulted and robbed near Lincoln Park Zoo, police say

July 14, 2020 2:26 PM CWBChicago

The woman, said she was walking near Lincoln Park Zoo when a man pushed a knife into her back and told her to keep walking.

Woman robbed by men she met while dining on Lakeview bar’s sidewalk cafe, prosecutors say

July 13, 2020 8:23 PM CWBChicago

Police say the woman exchanged numbers with the men when the struck up a conversation on a Lakeview bar’s sidewalk cafe. Things took a terrible turn when she met up with them later.

Prosecutors: Uptown man facing gun charge escapes electronic monitoring — then gets arrested with another gun

July 13, 2020 1:32 PM CWBChicago

A man who’s facing gun charges after he allegedly shot a man dead in Uptown earlier this year is now facing another gun charge after police again arrested him in Uptown last week. And he’s charged with escaping from electronic monitoring, too. Prosecutors in late April charged 18-year-old Darryl Young with felony aggravated unlawful use