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Catalytic converter thieves are threatening people with guns on Northwest Side, Chicago police say

February 22, 2023 10:53 AM CWBChicago

A group of catalytic converter thieves has been threatening people with a handgun on the Northwest Side, according to a community alert issued Wednesday morning by Chicago police.

Man gets 10 years for hijacking Chicago couple during a test drive

February 4, 2023 11:13 PM CWBChicago

A Cook County judge has sentenced a man to 10 years for carjacking an Chicago couple who offered their vehicle for sale on Facebook Marketplace last year.

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January 22, 2023 7:57 AM CWBChicago

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3 men tried to rob a woman on the Blue Line, then tried to rob a man who intervened: prosecutors

January 18, 2023 11:14 AM CWBChicago

Three Chicago men face felony charges after they allegedly tried to rob a woman on the Blue Line and then battered and tried to rob another passenger who intervened.

Armed men rob at least 14 people during 2-hour crime spree, Chicago police reports say

December 2, 2022 11:09 AM CWBChicago

A group of armed men robbed at least 14 people at gunpoint during a two-hour crime spree that stretched across Chicago from Irving Park to the Lower West Side early Friday

Busted! Dog abuse suspect charged after being spotted at North Side veterinary clinic

October 10, 2022 4:09 AM CWBChicago

A man from Hammond, Indiana, has been arrested and charged with animal abuse for allegedly throwing and punching a dog in an attack that was caught on video, according to Chicago police.

Armed carjackers hit in Wrigleyville, Wicker Park, Humboldt Park during overnight spree

September 28, 2022 3:46 PM CWBChicago

An armed robbery crew committed carjackings in Wrigleyville, Wicker Park, and Humboldt Park overnight and also robbed a woman in Avondale during a two-hour crime spree early Wednesday, according to Chicago police reports.

Shootings leave woman injured in West Loop, man dead in Avondale, others injured in Irving Park and the Loop

September 17, 2022 8:45 AM CWBChicago

Shootings across Chicago left a woman injured in the West Loop, a man wounded in Irving Park, and another man dead in Avondale since Friday night. Two more men were injured in separate shootings in the Loop. Here’s what we have learned so far:

Moments after 2 more armed robberies in Wicker Park, CPD boss orders cops to stop following men wanted for over a dozen hold-ups

September 10, 2022 6:23 AM CWBChicago

An armed robbery crew that has struck repeatedly in Wicker Park and Avondale returned to the area to commit two more daylight robberies on Friday morning, but Chicago cops were ordered to stop following the getaway car.

Armed robbery and carjacking crew pistol-whipped victims, fired shots during Monday morning spree in Logan Square, Avondale

September 6, 2022 12:08 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating a string of brazen and violent daylight robberies that unfolded in Logan Square and Avondale on Monday morning. The offenders pistol-whipped victims in two robberies and fired shots while carjacking a third victim, police said.