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Concealed carry holder fired 2 rounds on Belmont Blue Line platform, prosecutors say

October 13, 2021 CWBChicago

A concealed carry holder fired two rounds on the Belmont Blue Line platform during the evening rush hour Monday and police later found two guns in his backpack, prosecutors said.

Hijacking pattern identified in Avondale and Albany Park, cops say

October 10, 2021 CWBChicago

A carjacking alert has been issued for Albany Park and Avondale after detectives linked a series of recent hijackings to the same suspects.

Man faces felony gun charge less than 48 hours after having gun case dropped in “restorative justice” court

August 23, 2021 CWBChicago

Prosecutors dropped four gun charges against Armando Rodriguez in “restorative justice” court Friday. By sunrise Sunday, he was facing a new felony gun charge.

One month after we told you about him, CPD warns of man who’s attacking CTA riders with a hammer

August 18, 2021 CWBChicago

One month after we first told you about a man who was randomly attacking people with a hammer in Lakeview and along the Boystown entertainment strip, the Chicago Police Department issued a warning about the suspect.

Interstate “fugitive from justice” charged with Avondale carjacking. He’s 17.

August 6, 2021 CWBChicago

A 17-year-old boy who carjacked a woman at gunpoint in Avondale this week had two outstanding warrants and was wanted as a fugitive by another state, police said.

Woman shot while traveling in Avondale early Saturday

July 31, 2021 CWBChicago

A 24-year-old woman was shot while riding in a car near Addison and California in the Avondale neighborhood early Saturday.

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July 21, 2021 CWBChicago

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Man charged with Logan Square carjacking that cops linked to others in Bucktown, Avondale

July 12, 2021 CWBChicago

Prosecutors have charged a West Side man with a Logan Square carjacking that police have said was part of a pattern of similar crimes in that neighborhood, Bucktown, and Avondale.

Sunday afternoon carjacking in Bucktown is part of a week-long pattern, cops say

June 28, 2021 CWBChicago

An armed carjacking in Bucktown on Sunday afternoon is part of a wider crime pattern that involves five hijackings over the past week, according to a community alert from Chicago police.

Days after armed carjacking on same block, man is seriously wounded in Avondale shooting

June 27, 2021 CWBChicago

The man was shot on the 2800 block of West Fletcher, the same block where a man was carjacked at gunpoint on Wednesday.

Armed carjackers strike in West Loop, Avondale, River North

June 24, 2021 CWBChicago

Armed carjackers struck at least three more times on Wednesday evening and early Thursday, according to Chicago police. Hijackings were reported in the West Loop, Avondale, and River North.

Man gets 10 years for home invasion sex case committed while on probation for similar allegations

June 7, 2021 CWBChicago

A man who allegedly broke into an Avondale woman’s home and laid on top of her as she slept has received a 10-year prison sentence.

Men shot in Roscoe Village, Avondale overnight

June 6, 2021 CWBChicago

Police are investing separate shootings reported early Sunday in the Roscoe Village and Avondale neighborhoods.

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