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Bucktown cellular store robbed at gunpoint; similar cases reported in Lakeview, West Town

May 25, 2022 CWBChicago

An armed man robbed a Bucktown cellular store at gunpoint on Tuesday evening, marking at least the third time in two weeks that a phone retailers have been similarly robbed. Earlier cases were reported in West Town last week and Lakeview on May 11.

18 years after Boystown murder, cops say they know who the killer is — but they need help so he can be charged

May 24, 2022 CWBChicago

Eighteen years after someone stabbed Kevin Clewer to death in his Boystown apartment, Chicago police say they finally know who the killer is. But they need more information so they can convince Cook County prosecutors to approve murder charges.

12-year-old and two 14-year-olds are charged with trying to rob man in Lincoln Park; another violent robbery is reported nearby

May 18, 2022 CWBChicago

Five people, including a 12-year-old boy and two 14-year-old boys, chased and tried to rob a man in Lincoln Park on Monday. Another violent robbery was reported around the same time in nearby Lakeview.

One hour before Dakotah Earley was shot, Chicago police decided not to chase the stolen BMW his attacker used

May 17, 2022 CWBChicago

One hour before Dakotah Earley was brutally shot, Chicago police terminated a pursuit of the stolen BMW that was used by the man who shot him.

Man charged with shooting Dakotah Earley, robbing four others in Lincoln Park and Lakeview

May 17, 2022 CWBChicago

Tyshon Brownlee is charged with shooting and robbing Dakotah Earley and robbing four other people at gunpoint this month in Lincoln Park and Lakeview.

Lincoln Park shooting victim is off life support, but has lost part of his leg, family says

May 14, 2022 CWBChicago

The 23-year-old critically injured when a robber shot him three times in Lincoln Park last Friday, Dakotah Earley, has lost part of his leg, his family said Saturday.

25 juvenile arrests, 3 carjacking cases pending, and now he’s accused of robbing a Boystown convenience store at gunpoint

May 14, 2022 CWBChicago

Prosecutors say an 18-year-old man who racked up 25 arrests as a juvenile and who has 3 carjacking cases pending was part of an armed crew that robbed a Boystown convenience store at gunpoint in March.

Cops find ‘definitive’ link between Dakotah Earley case and a shooting near The Bean: sources

May 12, 2022 CWBChicago

Chicago police have identified a suspect after establishing a “definitive” link between the shooting of Dakotah Earley and another shooting this week near The Beat, sources say.

3 more armed robberies reported on North Side as cops explore a possible link to a shooting near “The Bean”

May 11, 2022 CWBChicago

Three more armed robberies were reported in an hour on Tuesday night across Uptown and Edgewater as Chicago police eye connections to at least 12 other robberies and possibly 2 shootings.

Armed crews rob 4 more people in Lakeview overnight as violent hold-up pattern grows

May 10, 2022 CWBChicago

A group of armed men robbed four more people in Lakeview this morning in a growing pattern of violent hold-ups across the neighborhood and nearby Lincoln Park.

Another armed robbery reported in Lincoln Park, Lakeview area this morning. Witness says a gunman threatened to shoot them if they helped the victim.

May 9, 2022 CWBChicago

Police are investigating another armed robbery from early this morning along the border of Lincoln Park and Lakeview. At least one other armed robbery was reported in nearby Lincoln Park earlier in the day.

Chicago cop is stripped of powers, charged with threatening to shoot two other cops during off-duty incident in Roscoe Village

May 8, 2022 CWBChicago

Officer Angel Escobedo is accused of pulling a gun and threatening to shoot two other CPD cops during an off-duty incident last August.

Robbers who shot a man in Lincoln Park also fired shots at another victim Wednesday, CPD report says

May 7, 2022 CWBChicago

The armed men who brutally shot a 23-year-old man during a robbery in Lincoln Park on Friday morning also fired shots at another robbery victim on Wednesday.

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