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CWBChicago was created in 2013 by five residents of Wrigleyville and Boystown who had grown disheartened with inaccurate information that was being provided at local Community Policing (CAPS) meetings. Our coverage area has expanded since then to cover Lincoln Park, River North, The Loop, Uptown, and other North Side Areas. But our mission remains unchanged: To provide original public safety reporting with better context and greater detail than mainstream media outlets. Our editorial email address is [email protected]

Shots fired near Armitage Brown Line station, but no injuries reported

September 8, 2019 9:06 PM CWBChicago

Approximate location of the shots fired incident. Several shots were fired, but it appears that no one was injured during an incident Sunday afternoon near the Armitage Brown Line station. Shell casings were found here, between Kenmore and Sheffield. | Google Multiple witnesses reported seeing a man open fire on two other men in an

Suspect sought in Lincoln Park bank robbery

September 7, 2019 12:59 AM CWBChicago

Surveillance images of the robbery suspect. | FBI A reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of a man who robbed a bank in Lincoln Park on Thursday afternoon. Police responded to the PNC Bank at 2600 North Halsted around 2:45 p.m. after the robber passed a note demanding money. The

Judge finds Toni Preckwinkle’s son not guilty of assault

September 6, 2019 12:34 AM CWBChicago

It’s the second time that Kyle Preckwinkle has been found not guilty of misdemeanor charges in a bench trial.

Paroled Loop carjacker busted with gun and lots of drugs at Argyle Red Line station, prosecutors say

September 5, 2019 10:05 PM CWBChicago

Kelvin Agyapong (inset) was arrested at the Argyle Red Line station last Thursday. | CPD; Google A Near West Side man on parole for carjacking a Loop hotel worker in 2017 is back in prison after cops allegedly caught him with a handgun and drugs at the Argyle Red Line station on Aug. 29. Kelvin

But wait, there’s more: Judge gave sweetheart bail agreement to man who served 8 years for federal gun violation

September 5, 2019 2:48 PM CWBChicago

Joaquin Urcino was sentenced to eight years in federal prison after he allegedly tried to shoot rival gang members. Federal prosecutors said he “has a predilection for violence…that he has demonstrated time and again.” The story of a Cook County judge who nixed a repeat gun offender’s no-bail order, set bail at $100,000, then released

Two charged with separate robberies downtown

September 5, 2019 1:06 PM CWBChicago

Eric Creech is accused of trying to rob a woman at knifepoint in the first block of East Superior. | CPD; Google Police have made two arrests for separate robberies in the downtown area over the past week. On Wednesday, a man pulled a knife on a woman and demanded her property outside Holy Name

Lincoln Park: Girl sexually abused in attempted kidnapping Wednesday evening, police say

September 5, 2019 11:27 AM CWBChicago

A 13-year-old girl was sexually abused by a man who tried to lure her away in Lincoln Park on Wednesday, according to a community alert issued by Area Central detectives. The girl was walking north on Orchard Street from Lincoln Avenue at 4:54 p.m. when the man rode up behind her on a bicycle and

Streeterville: Woman robbed at gunpoint Tuesday evening

September 4, 2019 12:13 PM CWBChicago

Police are investigating an armed robbery reported in the Streeterville neighborhood on Tuesday night. No one is in custody. A 53-year-old woman said she was walking on 200 block of East Pearson near the Museum of Contemporary Art and Lake Shore Park when a man approached her and tried to take her purse around 10:45

Ridiculous: Cook County judge sets $100K bail for alleged gun offender (then tells him he doesn’t really need to pay it)

September 3, 2019 7:57 PM CWBChicago

Joaquin Urcino | CPD UPDATE SEPT. 5 — There’s even more to this story. CWBChicago has now learned that Joaquin Urcino was sentenced to eight years in federal prison after he allegedly tried to shoot rival gang members in 2008. More on that development is posted here.———- A Cook County judge conjured up a Very

Burglary alerts issued for Uptown, Andersonville

September 3, 2019 6:44 PM CWBChicago

Police are warning residents of Andersonville and Uptown about four recent burglaries that have been reported on Magnolia Avenue. Investigators typically issue an alert when they believe a person or group is responsible for a series of crimes. The first alert involves two burglaries on the 5500 block of North Magnolia on Aug. 8. Police

Northwest Side sees 3 carjackings in under 2 hours Sunday morning

September 2, 2019 1:20 AM CWBChicago

Approximate locations of the carjackings. An armed carjacking crew is suspected of targeting three people on the Northwest Side in under two hours Sunday morning. Police said in a community alert that between two and five offenders had ordered each victim from their vehicle at gunpoint. One victim, a 59-year-old woman, was pistol-whipped, according to

Laborious: At least 5 robberies downtown since Friday

September 2, 2019 12:13 AM CWBChicago

The Bluemercury store at 356 North Clark. | Google At least five robberies have been reported in the downtown area since Friday morning. Most recently, a man and woman robbed the Bluemercury cosmetics store at 356 North Clark around 4:12 p.m. on Sunday. A 35-year-old woman who works at the store told police that she

Government won’t give Red Line groper the help he needs, so female passengers pay the price

September 1, 2019 11:01 PM CWBChicago

A recent Facebook post, shared more than 6,000 times, tells of a man who has allegedly touched many women inappropriately on CTA trains. CWBChicago looked into the allegations. What we found is a classic example of what happens when a troubled person is shown the government’s revolving door. According to court records, the man has