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July 28, 2021 CWBChicago

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Cops seek hammer-wielding man in a series of incidents around Boystown

July 16, 2021 CWBChicago

Cops in the Lakeview neighborhood are on the lookout for a man who has been threatening and robbing people while armed with a hammer over the past few days, according to a source.

Pickpockets and phone thieves slammed “Pride in the Park” and Boystown bars in late June, city data shows

July 8, 2021 CWBChicago

Pickpockets and phone thieves hit this year’s Pride in the Park festival hard, new city data shows. And quite a few Boystown bar patrons were targeted on the same weekend.

3 charged after “large amount” of phones are found in car at Montrose Harbor

June 30, 2021 CWBChicago

Three people each face a single misdemeanor charge after police allegedly found a “large amount of cellphones” on the floor of their car near Montrose Harbor on Saturday morning.

New videos show widespread fights, heavy pepper spray in moments before shots were fired in Boystown

June 29, 2021 CWBChicago

More videos have emerged showing sporadic fights and the heavy use of pepper spray between some opponents early Monday in the heart of Boystown.

Boystown: Shots fired as clouds of pepper spray send Pride revelers running overnight

June 28, 2021 CWBChicago

Gunfire broke out in the heart of Boystown early Monday after people discharged pepper spray in a large group of revelers who overtook the Halsted Street bar strip to celebrate Chicago’s traditional Pride weekend.

Boystown: Nightclub theft ring may be busted after cops find 60+ phones in trio’s car

June 28, 2021 CWBChicago

Police who were investigating a drunk driving call found more than 60 apparently stolen phones lying on the vehicle’s floorboard.

Man carjacked in West Town overnight —minutes after another driver evades hijackers in Boystown

June 22, 2021 CWBChicago

An Evanston man was carjacked in West Town early Tuesday, just minutes after another driver escaped a carjacking attempt in Boystown

Lakeview man beaten, robbed by man he met on Grindr, police say

June 19, 2021 CWBChicago

A 30-year-old Lakeview man was beaten and robbed by a man he met on the Grindr dating app early Saturday, police said.

Man sexually assaulted during robbery attempt in Boystown, police say

June 6, 2021 CWBChicago

A man was attacked by a group of robbers, one of whom sexually assaulted the victim, in Boystown on Saturday evening, police said. No arrests have been made.

2 arrested in Boystown brawl as local businesses mull future of private security patrols (Video)

May 23, 2021 CWBChicago

Chicago police closed Halsted Street in Boystown to vehicles for about 30 minutes overnight while officers dispersed a large crowd and managed several fights in the roadway.

Defund the security team? Citing changing times and advice from police, Boystown businesses may nix armed patrols

May 6, 2021 CWBChicago

A business group that represents businesses in Boystown may pull the plug on its long-time armed security patrol as attitudes toward policing change and the Chicago Police Department itself suggests better ways for it to spend money, according to a recent presentation.

Shots fired, man arrested near Boystown

May 6, 2021 CWBChicago

Charges have been filed against a man who admitted to firing a gun into the air following an altercation near Boystown on Wednesday evening, according to police.

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