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4 carjackings reported in about 2 hours on Saturday evening

January 11, 2021 CWBChicago

Chicago’s hard-working carjackers gave police plenty to do Saturday evening. At least four armed vehicular hijackings and attempted hijackings were reported in about two hours.

Lakeview armed robbery victim: “Tell people to be vigilant as they’re getting in and out of their cars.”

January 9, 2021 CWBChicago

One of the latest victims of an armed robbery and carjacking crew that is targeting victims in Lakeview and Lincoln Park since Christmastime has a message for her neighbors: be careful as you get in and out of your car.

Robbery crew strikes 3 more times Friday afternoon as CPD issues alert

January 9, 2021 CWBChicago

Police said the group, which is sometimes armed, steals vehicles and uses them to go on crime sprees across the North Side and downtown. The team has also used stolen and hijacked vehicles to commit burglaries and other crimes in the suburbs, according to CPD.

Career burglar caught red-handed in Lakeview, prosecutors say

January 8, 2021 CWBChicago

A career burglar and thief met his match this week when a sharp-eyed Chicago police sergeant saw him breaking into a Lakeview apartment building, according to prosecutors.

Two carjackings in Rogers Park, another robbery in Lakeview Thursday

January 7, 2021 CWBChicago

Two carjackings were reported in Rogers Park and a woman was robbed in Lakeview between noon and 6 p.m. At least two of the crimes were committed by the same offenders, police suspect.

Police link rifle-wielding robbery crew to December carjacking pattern

January 7, 2021 CWBChicago

Detectives have confirmed that a rifle-wielding robbery crew pulled off at least five hold-ups and carjackings in a little more than three hours Tuesday in Lakeview, Humboldt Park, and the Lower West Side.

Man reports being abducted in Lincoln Park, robbed, then dumped in Lakeview

January 7, 2021 CWBChicago

Police are investigating after a man said he was abducted on a Lincoln Park street by men who robbed him in their car and then dumped him in Lakeview on Wednesday evening.

Arrested 3 times for bike theft in 2 months, man strikes plea deal

January 6, 2021 CWBChicago

Police arrested Paul Martin three times in three months for allegedly stealing bikes downtown and on the North Side in 2019. Now, prosecutors are giving him a second chance. Or maybe it’s a third chance.

Rifle-wielding crew robs 4 in Lakeview, more near Chinatown

January 6, 2021 CWBChicago

A group of armed robbers, including at least one who brandishes a rifle, robbed four people in Lakeview on Tuesday evening, police said. Then, they apparently struck again in Chinatown.

Burglary alert issued for Lincoln Park businesses

January 4, 2021 CWBChicago

Detectives have determined that two recent burglaries of Lincoln Park businesses were likely committed by the same person or group. Police issued a warning about the crime pattern Sunday night.

They’re out! City shutters Wrigleyville bar after cops bust huge NYE party

January 2, 2021 CWBChicago

CWB reported first on Friday that cops summoned city agencies to the bar after officers found a huge gathering as they responded to reports of a person with a gun at a party in an apartment above the tavern.

Wrigleyville sports store burglarized overnight as cops warn about Lakeview business break-ins

January 1, 2021 CWBChicago

The break-in came just hours after Chicago police warned about a pattern of business burglaries in the Lakeview neighborhood.

CPD: Wrigleyville bar found “over capacity” as cops clear out massive house party

January 1, 2021 CWBChicago

Police who responded to a home rental party near Wrigley Field on New Year’s Eve found the downstairs bar overcapacity, too, according to Chicago police.

Lakeview

4 carjackings reported in about 2 hours on Saturday evening

Lakeview armed robbery victim: “Tell people to be vigilant as they’re getting in and out of their cars.”

Robbery crew strikes 3 more times Friday afternoon as CPD issues alert

Career burglar caught red-handed in Lakeview, prosecutors say

Two carjackings in Rogers Park, another robbery in Lakeview Thursday

Police link rifle-wielding robbery crew to December carjacking pattern

Man reports being abducted in Lincoln Park, robbed, then dumped in Lakeview

Arrested 3 times for bike theft in 2 months, man strikes plea deal

Rifle-wielding crew robs 4 in Lakeview, more near Chinatown

Burglary alert issued for Lincoln Park businesses

They’re out! City shutters Wrigleyville bar after cops bust huge NYE party

Wrigleyville sports store burglarized overnight as cops warn about Lakeview business break-ins

CPD: Wrigleyville bar found “over capacity” as cops clear out massive house party

3 juveniles charged in 3 separate carjackings, including one that ended with murder

Man stole tow truck, then called 911 to complain because victim pulled a gun on him, prosecutors say

Woman carjacked at Moody Bible Institute; suspect detained

Lincoln Square: Police warn of suspicious man near Welles Park

Illinois legislators approve police reforms and elimination of cash bail