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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.

Boystown

Boystown: Man accused of beating Grindr date with hammer gets 5 years for battering cops (Video)

December 16, 2020 CWBChicago

Cedrick Johnson pleaded guilty to battering and pepper spraying a cop after a Boystown resident accused Johnson of beating him with a hammer during a Grindr hook-up.

Boystown

7 years after race-fueled rage in Boystown bar, cop is finally suspended

December 9, 2020 CWBChicago

Seven years after a Black security guard accused a Chicago cop of battering him and calling him racial slurs during an off-duty incident inside a Boystown bar, the police officer has finally served a suspension from the force, according to a CPD spokesperson.

Boystown

Update: Man gets 4 years for “criminal enterprise” built on gym locker room burglaries

December 4, 2020 CWBChicago

Hector Roman’s business model involved burglarizing gym lockers for credit cards and car keys, prosecutors said.

Boystown

Court report: A look at recent robbery sentences

December 2, 2020 CWBChicago

Here’s how some robbery cases that we previously told you about have concluded in court. The outcomes range from probation to six years.

Boystown

Local troublemaker eyed in Boystown fire

November 24, 2020 CWBChicago

A well-known neighborhood menace is suspected of setting a dumpster fire in Boystown late Monday. The blaze broke out behind Sherwin-Williams, 3311 North Halsted, around 10:30 p.m.

Boystown

13-time felon gets 6 years for choking, robbing man on Boystown side street

November 23, 2020 CWBChicago

A 13-time violent felon has reached a plea deal with prosecutors who accused him of robbing, choking, and trying to sexually assault a man on a Boystown side street in August 2018.

Boystown

He’s going to back to prison for robbing Boystown Walgreens *again*

November 22, 2020 CWBChicago

Raymond Bensfield, who was charged with robbing stores in Lakeview and Lincoln Park last year while he was on parole for robbing stores in Lakeview and Lincoln Park in 2018 while he was on parole for robbing stores in Lincoln Park in 2016, is going back to prison.

Boystown

Man carjacked at gunpoint in Uptown as hijacking spree continues unabated

November 12, 2020 CWBChicago

A carjacker brandished a firearm and pushed a 34-year-old man to the ground after the victim parked his car in the 4400 block of North Greenview around 5:05 p.m. Thursday, said Officer Steve Rusanov, a CPD spokesperson.

Boystown

Uber driver carjacked while waiting for passenger in Old Town, cops say

November 12, 2020 CWBChicago

The Uber driver was waiting for his passenger on the 1500 block of North Wells in Old Town when a gunman ordered him out of his vehicle, police said.

Boystown

Man gets 9 years for Wrigleyville home invasion

November 11, 2020 CWBChicago

Lorenzo Shorter faced multiple counts of attempted murder for the 2018 home invasion in Wrigleyville but he reached a plea deal with prosecutors.

Boystown

On second thought: Boystown robbery, dismissed as “not bonafide” now under investigation, cops say

November 11, 2020 CWBChicago

An armed robbery in Boystown on Monday evening that police initially said was “not bonafide” is now under investigation after two carjackers beat a woman with a gun in the same area less than 20 minutes later.

Boystown

83-year-old woman mugged in Boystown as robbery reports continue to climb

November 4, 2020 CWBChicago

An elderly woman was mugged near Boystown Wednesday afternoon, just a few hours after a senior citizen was robbed at gunpoint inside his Lincoln Park garage.

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