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Robbery crew that struck Lincoln Park last night has also hit in Andersonville and Lincoln Square, police say

September 28, 2021 CWBChicago

At least two of the armed robberies reported Monday evening in Old Town and Lincoln Park are part of a broader crime pattern that includes recent muggings in Andersonville and Lincoln Square, police said Tuesday.

Months after getting probation for Brown Line robbery, man’s caught driving carjacked SUV, prosecutors say

September 25, 2021 CWBChicago

Jakolbi Lard, who recently received probation for robbing a man on the Brown Line in Lakeview, was caught driving an SUV that was hijacked in Edgewater this week, prosecutors say.

Federal jury convicts man of carrrrrrrghjacking an off-duty cop in Edgewater

September 21, 2021 CWBChicago

A federal jury has convicted a man of carjacking an off-duty Chicago police officer in the Edgewater neighborhood three years ago.

Driver carjacked while parking in Edgewater Beach early Monday

September 20, 2021 CWBChicago

A driver was carjacked at gunpoint while parking in the Edgewater Beach neighborhood early Monday, police said. He was not injured and no arrests have been made.

Driver who allegedly struck 3 pedestrians in Lakeview is on probation for killing 93-year-old woman with the same SUV

August 29, 2021 CWBChicago

The driver of a BMW SUV that struck two pedestrians, then circled back and struck a third person before crashing into a fence in Lakeview early Sunday is identified in CPD reports as the same man who recently received probation for striking and killing a 93-year-old woman with a BMW SUV in Edgewater.

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July 21, 2021 CWBChicago

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Group of teens rob, batter victims in Edgewater and Uptown on Thursday morning

July 15, 2021 CWBChicago

A group of juveniles rollicked through Edgewater and Uptown on Thursday morning, robbing victims and apparently trying to steal a man’s car before leaving the area on a Red Line train.

Edgewater: Cocaine dealer fatally beat amputee and injured another man over $600 debt, prosecutors say

July 8, 2021 CWBChicago

A drug dealer kicked down the front door of an Edgewater apartment and beat the two occupants who owed him $600 for cocaine, prosecutors said. One of the victims, an amputee, died.

Man shot while driving in Edgewater early Wednesday, police say

July 7, 2021 CWBChicago

An 18-year-old man was shot while driving in Edgewater early Wednesday, police said. He is in good condition, but no arrests have been made.

Police seek woman in random stabbing attacks; Possible anti-Asian motive eyed

June 17, 2021 CWBChicago

Police have linked the Lakeview Mariano’s stabbing with three other incidents. One victim was threatened because he is Asian. At least one other victim is also Asian.

3-year sentence for man who rammed cop cars in North Side pursuit

June 10, 2021 CWBChicago

A man who injured five cops by ramming their squad cars during a 10-mile pursuit across the North Side in August 2018 has been sentenced to three years in prison.

Man stabbed in apparent random attack near Thorndale Red Line station

June 8, 2021 CWBChicago

A 24-year-old man was stabbed twice in the back by a woman who approached him from behind near the Thorndale Red Line station on Monday evening.

Prosecutors charge another man with mail theft — 3rd case this week

May 30, 2021 CWBChicago

Prosecutors have charged a man with theft and possession of burglary tools after he was allegedly found carrying other people’s mail and a copy of a postal service master key

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