Humboldt Park Archives

Kia Boys flood Instagram accounts with videos of car thefts, crashes, and stunts

November 27, 2023 6:17 AM CWBChicago

“Kia Boy” accounts on Instagram are chock full of videos showing Chicago’s prolific car thieves in action. And if you think they’re stealing Kias and Hyundais so they can get to school on time, you may be surprised by these clips.

Hours-long crosstown robbery spree ends with victim shot Friday night, Chicago police say

November 25, 2023 7:51 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police say a group of armed robbers went on a crime spree that ended shortly after they shot a liquor store employee during a holdup. CPD issued a community alert about the group overnight.

3 overnight robberies may be linked in Roscoe Village, Logan Square, Belmont Cragin

November 22, 2023 10:36 AM CWBChicago

Three armed robberies reported in about 45 minutes on Wednesday morning may have been committed by the same group of men. Chicago police have not yet announced any arrests.

Judge rejects detention request for man accused of ‘brutal’ robbery at CTA bus stop

November 4, 2023 11:39 AM CWBChicago

n 18-year-old Chicago man who joined two accomplices to beat a 59-year-old woman in the face and take her fanny pack at a CTA bus stop will be released on an ankle monitor after a Cook County judge rejected a prosecution request to have him detained as a safety threat.

Robbery, carjacking crews return to Logan Square and West Town; at least 12 victims in latest sprees

October 29, 2023 7:30 AM CWBChicago

After laying low for a few days following the arrest of a 14-year-old boy, Chicago’s armed robbery crews returned to the streets on Saturday night and Sunday morning. One of the crews crashed into a building in Humboldt Park, but they escaped by jumping into a second car trailing behind them that was full of accomplices.

Robberies up 140% since alderman announced “concrete and collaborative plan” to stop them

October 27, 2023 6:08 AM Tim Hecke

Robberies are up 140% in the 1st Ward since Ald. Daniel La Spata announced that Chicago police had concocted a “concrete and collaborative plan” to tamp down on the violence.

West Town community groups call on city, county to take action on surging violent crime

October 26, 2023 7:40 AM CWBChicago

A coalition of neighborhood groups is calling on Chicago and Cook County officials to address “dramatic increases in violent crime,” especially armed robberies, in West Town, Logan Square, Wicker Park, and adjoining neighborhoods.

Armed robbers intentionally run over victim in Logan Square, capping a 3-hour crime spree

October 22, 2023 8:23 PM CWBChicago

An armed robbery crew went on a three-hour spree that ended with them intentionally running over a victim in Logan Square. It is the second time since Thursday that a group of robbers has intentionally struck a victim with their getaway car.

Shootout between robbers, concealed carry holder caps another night of robbery sprees in Humboldt Park, Bucktown

October 22, 2023 8:37 AM CWBChicago

A concealed carry license holder exchanged gunfire with armed robbers in Humboldt Park overnight, Chicago police said. The shootout came at the end of two robbery sprees that hit the neighborhood and nearby Bucktown.

At least 12 more people robbed in holdup sprees on Friday afternoon, evening

October 21, 2023 10:31 AM CWBChicago

At least 12 more people were targeted during two waves of robberies Friday, one across West Town in the afternoon and the other in Wicker Park during the evening, according to preliminary Chicago police reports.

‘Refugee’ rode around on a Divvy, groping passersby, Chicago police report says (but his suburban arrests are even stranger)

November 28, 2023 7:43 PM

A man who claims to be a “refugee” was recently arrested after Chicago police officers allegedly saw him riding around on a Divvy bike and groping women as he passed by. The really weird part of this story, though, is what he previously pleaded guilty to doing in the suburbs.

11-year sentence for committing violent robbery on a CTA train in the Loop

November 28, 2023 7:09 PM

A Chicago man received an 11-year prison sentence after pleading guilty today to participating in a violent robbery on an Orange Line train in the Loop.

15-year-old robbed 11 people in 5-hour crime spree, Chicago police say

November 28, 2023 3:14 PM

Prosecutors have charged a 15-year-old boy with participating in an armed robbery spree that targeted 11 victims in one morning this summer, according to Chicago police.