Avondale Archives

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.

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July 10, 2022 1:15 PM CWBChicago

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Machete-armed robber swings blade at 9th victim Sunday night, misses

June 6, 2022 4:54 AM CWBChicago

An armed robber who threatens his victims with a machete struck again Sunday night in the Irving Park neighborhood and he swung his weapon at the victim this time, police say. It’s at least the ninth robbery that police have linked to the crime pattern.

‘Machete man’ robbed 2 more people in Avondale on Saturday evening; at least 8 victims since May 27

June 5, 2022 9:02 AM CWBChicago

Avondale’s machete-wielding robber struck two more times on Saturday evening, just hours after police warned about six other hold-ups he has committed since May 27.

Machete-wielding robber has struck 6 times in Avondale and Irving Park, police say

June 4, 2022 12:04 PM CWBChicago

A man armed with a machete has committed at least six robberies in Avondale and Irving Park since May 27, police said in a community alert on Saturday morning

3 charged with catalytic converter theft after their car crashes on North Side

May 23, 2022 7:33 AM CWBChicago

Three men are facing misdemeanor theft charges after police found apparently stolen catalytic converters in their vehicle following a car crash in Avondale last week.

Prospective buyer carjacked an Avondale couple during a test drive, prosecutors say

March 11, 2022 9:59 AM CWBChicago

An Avondale couple that offered their car for sale on Facebook was carjacked at gunpoint by a man who showed up for a test drive, prosecutors said Thursday.

Update: Here are the sentences handed down in some carjacking cases we’ve told you about

March 5, 2022 5:55 AM CWBChicago

It’s hard to believe, but Chicago’s carjacking surge has been going on so long, some of the cases that prosecutors filed in its early stages are reaching the sentencing stage. Here are the outcomes of some of those cases.

Woman carjacked in Bucktown as CPD warns of hijacking pattern in Wicker Park and nearby neighborhoods

March 1, 2022 3:21 AM CWBChicago

A woman was carjacked at gunpoint Monday evening on Milwaukee Avenue in Bucktown, according to an initial police report. A few hours later, CPD issued a community alert about armed hijackings in nearby areas, but the Bucktown incident was not included in the pattern.

Avondale man gets 10 years for shooting robbery victim while on bond for gun case

February 7, 2022 10:44 AM CWBChicago

An Avondale man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting a man while he was on affordable bail for a pending felony gun case in February 2020.