Jefferson Park Archives

Embattled Chicago cop quits after investigators recommend he be fired for the second time

May 2, 2023 10:30 AM Tim Hecke

Officer Sammy Encarnacion quit last week after investigators recommended he be fired for discharging his weapon on duty last summer. It was the second active recommendation of firing he faced.

Man stabbed 71-year-old homeless man during robbery attempt at Jefferson Park CTA station: prosecutors

April 27, 2023 7:19 PM Tim Hecke

Prosecutors have charged a man with stabbing a 71-year-old homeless man during a robbery attempt at the Jefferson Park CTA station.

Chicago man who won $4 million wrongful prosecution lawsuit is charged with having a gun in his car

April 27, 2023 11:06 AM Tim Hecke

A man who won a $4 million lawsuit against the city and Chicago police officers who allegedly framed him in a 2009 murder case is facing felony charges after cops said they found a ghost gun in his car during a traffic stop.

Man who fumbled gun, accidentally shooting 2 at a Christmas party, gets probation

April 23, 2023 7:02 PM Tim Hecke

A Chicago man who was accused of accidentally shooting two people, including an 11-year-old, when he fumbled a gun at a Christmas party has received probation.

Trump bumper sticker helps Chicago cops crack anti-gay hate crime case: prosecutors

March 31, 2023 5:23 AM Tim Hecke

Chicago police identified the man responsible for a series of anti-gay hate crimes because he is the only person in the area who bought a bumper sticker showing Donald Trump urinating on Joe Biden’s name, prosecutors said Thursday.

Fight between Venezuelan, Afghan high schoolers was the result of ‘cultural differences,’ not a hate crime, alderwoman claims

October 1, 2023 10:06 PM

Venezuelan students attacked with a baseball bat were involved in “cultural differences” with Afghan students, Rogers Park alderwoman says.

Bad luck: Man shot in Humboldt Park faces felony charge after Chicago cops allegedly found a gun under his body

October 1, 2023 4:14 PM

A Humboldt Park man faces a felony charge after Chicago cops who found him shot allegedly discovered a handgun under his body.

Car burglar arrested in Lincoln Park after cops mistook altercation for a robbery: CPD

October 1, 2023 3:19 PM

When neighbors and Chicago cops saw a masked man and a group of people having an altercation in Lincoln Park early Saturday morning, everyone thought a robbery was in progress.