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Auto thieves drag car owner for a full city block in River North

March 13, 2020 8:26 PM CWBChicago

The 22-year-old grabbed a window of his car as the thieves drove away, dragging him for a full city block in River North, according to police.

Lincoln Park convenience store robbed this morning, hours after CPD issues warning to businesses

March 13, 2020 7:22 AM CWBChicago

The masked men robbed 7-Eleven at 2619 North Clark in Lincoln Park, one day after similar heists unfolded in Lakeview and Bucktown.

Warning issued after series of phone thefts on the Brown Line this week

March 12, 2020 11:19 PM CWBChicago

Police said a theft crew has stolen phones from passengers as Brown Line trains pulled into the Armitage, Wellington, and Addison stations this week.

Cops: 2 violent Lakeview robberies connected to same crew

March 12, 2020 11:03 PM CWBChicago

Two violent robberies in the Lakeview on Monday were likely the work of the same group of criminals, according to a community alert from Area North detectives.

Man shot during robbery in Avondale on Thursday afternoon

March 12, 2020 7:54 PM CWBChicago

A 19-year-old man was shot when he fought back against a would-be robber on the 3200 block of North Drake in Avondale on Thursday afternoon.

Man shot by cop at Grand Red Line station sues city and “untrained, unqualified, inexperienced officers”

March 12, 2020 6:48 AM CWBChicago

Ariel Roman, the unarmed man who was shot by a Chicago police officer at the Grand Red Line station on Feb. 28, has filed a federal lawsuit against the city and the two cops who tried to stop him for walking between train cars.

Women robbed on Brown Line at Armitage, Paulina this week

March 12, 2020 6:03 AM CWBChicago

The women were reportedly robbed at the Paulina and Armitage Brown Line stations during evening hours on Tuesday and Wednesday. No one is in custody.

Armed robbers target convenience stores in Lakeview, Bucktown overnight

March 12, 2020 5:44 AM CWBChicago

Armed men robbed 7-Eleven stores at 958 West Lakeview and 2010 North Damen within 30 minutes overnight. One store clerk was pistol-whipped, police said.

Man stabbed during “argument” on Jackson Red Line platform, police say

March 10, 2020 8:10 PM CWBChicago

Police said the victim was stabbed after a verbal altercation escalated on the Jackson Red Line platform at 6:06 p.m.

Two more charged in connection with Mag Mile stolen car crash — including a woman wanted in 3 states

March 10, 2020 4:06 PM CWBChicago

Destiny Jackson, who police said was wanted by authorities in three states, is charged with being inside the crashed stolen car and with the Feb. 24 robbery of George Greene boutique near the Magnificent Mile.

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 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.

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.