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There have been 5 armed robberies since Christmas on this Chicago street corner, most recently on Saturday

February 4, 2023 CWBChicago

group of armed robbers targeted three victims in 90 minutes Saturday morning during a crime spree that stretched from the Lower West Side to Humboldt Park, according to Chicago police reports.

‘Suspicious person’ call leads to burglary arrest in Bucktown, prosecutors say

February 4, 2023 CWBChicago

A 911 call about suspicious people carrying packages in Bucktown helped Chicago police bring charges in three recent burglary cases around the area, prosecutors said. But the accused man’s bigger problem may be his failure to register as a sex offender.

Armed robbery crew struck 5 times in 2 hours Sunday afternoon, Chicago police say

January 30, 2023 CWBChicago

A group of masked men pulled off five armed robberies in under two hours on Sunday in Humboldt Park and West Town, Chicago police said. No arrests have been made.

Chicago anti-violence worker found in home with gun, suspected narcotics, and $50,000 cash, prosecutors say

January 12, 2023 CWBChicago

Chicago police who executed a search warrant in Humboldt Park allegedly found a man who works full time as a violence interrupter naked under a bed with $50,000 cash on the floor, suspected narcotics in the room, and a gun on the kitchen window sill, officials said.

Armed robbery sprees claim at least 8 more victims from Wicker Park to Lower West Side

January 4, 2023 CWBChicago

Groups of armed men robbed at least eight victims during two waves of crime stretching from Wicker Park and Humboldt Park to the Lower West Side on Monday evening and Tuesday morning, according to Chicago police reports.

1 robber arrested, 3 others escape after holdup crew claims at least 9 more victims

December 28, 2022 CWBChicago

Chicago police arrested one suspect, but three others escaped following another wave of armed robberies that stretched from Little Village to Logan Square on Wednesday morning.

Men wearing ski masks dropped off a dead gunshot victim at downtown hospital, police say

December 23, 2022 CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating after two men wearing ski masks dropped off a gunshot victim at Northwestern Memorial Hospital early Friday. The injured man, 31, died.

Despite several arrests, armed robbery crews have returned to Chicago’s hard-hit Near West Side

December 22, 2022 CWBChicago

Two men salting a West Town sidewalk and an 80-year-old man are among at least nine people who were robbed at gunpoint during two holdup sprees Wednesday night and Thursday morning, mainly in West Town, Bucktown, and Logan Square, according to Chicago police. There were seven robberies reported in the same areas on Sunday morning.

The hits keep on’ coming: Armed robbery team claims 8 more victims overnight

December 16, 2022 CWBChicago

Eight more people were robbed overnight during another series of armed holdups in Logan Square, Humboldt Park, and Belmont Cragin.

Hammer-wielding men rob pedestrian in Humboldt Park (Video)

December 13, 2022 CWBChicago

Newly released video shows two men armed themselves with hammers to rob a Chicago man in Humboldt Park over the weekend.

4 robbery suspects in custody after fiery crash on Chicago’s North Side

December 12, 2022 CWBChicago

A carload of suspected armed robbers committed a series of holdups in Bucktown and the North Side, then crashed into a truck in Lincoln Square as Chicago police officers closed in on them Monday morning. Four suspects are in custody after running from the flaming wreckage, and police recovered at least two firearms.

At least 15 more robberies and carjackings reported in overnight sprees; more than 65 similar crimes since December 2

December 10, 2022 CWBChicago

Chicago police detectives are sifting through yet another stack of armed robbery reports today as another wave of at least 15 holdups, including some carjackings, were reported between late Friday night and early Saturday morning.

At least 8 more armed robberies reported in overnight spree on Near West Side

December 7, 2022 CWBChicago

Just two days after a concealed carry holder neutralized an armed robbery crew that had been pillaging the near west and north sides, another carload of bandits continued to work the area on Wednesday morning, according to preliminary Chicago Police Department reports.

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