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Armed carjackings reported in Gold Coast, Lincoln Park, Edgewater, West Town

January 13, 2021 CWBChicago

Armed carjackers stole five cars in four separate crimes stretching from the Gold Coast to West Town and Lincoln Park to Edgewater on Tuesday evening.

CPD to drivers: Please, please, please don’t leave your cars running on the street

January 7, 2021 CWBChicago

Motor vehicle theft reports increased by 11% citywide last year, according to CPD data. And that does not include more than 1,400 carjacking cases. Those are categorized separately as robberies.

Couple carjacked at gunpoint near Bryn Mawr Red Line, police say

December 30, 2020 CWBChicago

Two carjackers took a couple’s SUV at gunpoint near the Bryn Mawr Red Line station on Wednesday evening, police said.

Dynamic duo charged with burglarizing yet another Edgewater apartment building

December 18, 2020 CWBChicago

Derrick Stokes and Patrick Carter are again charged with burglarizing apartment buildings in Edgewater. Since we last told you about the duo, one of them shot the other — but no charges were filed.

Four armed robberies in about an hour across Edgewater

December 13, 2020 CWBChicago

Four armed robberies were reported in under an hour Saturday evening in Edgewater, according to initial police reports. No arrests have been made, and no injuries were reported in the hold-ups, which appear to be related.

Update: Man gets 4 years for “criminal enterprise” built on gym locker room burglaries

December 4, 2020 CWBChicago

Hector Roman’s business model involved burglarizing gym lockers for credit cards and car keys, prosecutors said.

Edgewater shooting leaves 2 men in serious condition

November 27, 2020 CWBChicago

Two men were shot and seriously wounded Friday afternoon in the 1700 block of West Thome in Edgewater, Chicago police said.

Man carjacks truck, goes on hour-long robbery spree across North Side

November 24, 2020 CWBChicago

An armed man carjacked a four-door pickup truck on the Northwest Side and then went on an hour-long robbery spree Monday evening through Rogers Park, West Ridge, Edgewater, and Lincoln Square, according to CPD reports.

Edgewater bank robbed Tuesday morning, FBI says

November 4, 2020 CWBChicago

The FBI is trying to locate the man who robbed an Edgewater bank branch Tuesday morning. Police responded to a silent teller alarm at Byline Bank, 5342 North Broadway, just before 10 a.m.

Man shot, friend arrested in Edgewater overnight

October 30, 2020 CWBChicago

The shooting victim, age 49, walked into Weiss Hospital around 1 a.m. Friday for treatment of a gunshot wound to his right foot. He told police the shooting took place on the 1000 block of West Bryn Mawr around 12:30 a.m.