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Carjackings reported in Andersonville and Rogers Park as local robbery cases hit four-year highs

January 2, 2022 CWBChicago

Police are investigating after a man was carjacked at gunpoint in Andersonville on Friday afternoon. The hijacking came about 20 minutes after a similar attempt to take a car failed in Edgewater.

2 carjackings, 2 street robberies reported on Far North Side

December 16, 2021 CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating two armed carjackings and two robberies reported late Wednesday and early Thursday between Uptown and Rogers Park.

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.

12 catalytic converters recovered after theft crew crashes in Uptown, police say

May 22, 2021 CWBChicago

A catalytic converter theft crew crashed a stolen car in Uptown shortly after witnesses saw them stealing car parts in Andersonville and Bowmanville this morning, according to CPD records.

Man accused of helping off-duty cop beat victims outside Anderson gay bar gets court supervision

February 9, 2021 CWBChicago

A man who was accused of helping a now-resigned Chicago cop beat three men outside an Andersonville gay bar in 2018 has pleaded guilty to reduced charges in exchange for a year of court supervision and community service.

Police: Armed carjackers take Volvo in Edgewater, then ditch it to take a BMW instead

January 29, 2021 CWBChicago

A group of carjackers who started to drive away with a man’s Volvo in Edgewater on Thursday evening spotted a nice BMW X5 down the street.

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.

Court report: Man gets 6 years for North Avenue Beach stabbing; Another gets 10 for North Side business robberies

May 10, 2020 CWBChicago

Pablo Sosa received a six year sentence for stabbing a man at North Avenue Beach and Stanley Krzak received a ten year prison sentence for a series of robberies in Edgewater and Andersonville.

Update: Medical examiner unable to determine how woman found in burning car died

April 4, 2020 CWBChicago

Yasmine Parker was found in the back seat of her burning car on an Andersonville side street last November.

Reward offered for Andersonville bank robber

February 12, 2020 CWBChicago

The FBI is offering a reward for the man who robbed an Andersonville bank branch on Saturday.

Burglary alerts issued for Uptown, Andersonville

September 3, 2019 CWBChicago

Police are warning residents of Andersonville and Uptown about four recent burglaries that have been reported on Magnolia Avenue. Investigators typically issue an alert when they believe a person or group is responsible for a series of crimes. The first alert involves two burglaries on the 5500 block of North Magnolia on Aug. 8. Police

Catalytic converter thieves sweep through North Side, cops say

July 19, 2019 CWBChicago

A band of catalytic converter thieves has struck at least eight times in the past week on side streets near Ashland Avenue in the Uptown, Edgewater, and Andersonville neighborhoods, police say. Thieves love stealing catalytic converters from the undersides of cars because the parts contain expensive metals, including platinum and palladium that can demand payments

Court Report: 15-time felon gets 3 years for attacking 66-year-old woman in Uptown (Plus other recent case resolutions)

June 19, 2019 CWBChicago

Derrick Burke is heading to prison for his 15th felony sentence. | CPD; Google Fourteen-time convicted felon Derrick Burke is now a fifteen-time convicted felon after he pleaded guilty to battering a 66-year-old woman on an Uptown’s playground last summer. Burke pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated battery in a public place in exchange for the

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