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Boystown bank robbed Wednesday

October 14, 2021 CWBChicago

Police are looking for a bank robber who may have scored nearly $2,000 during a hold-up in Boystown on Wednesday morning.

They’re b-a-a-a-c-k: Phone thieves are trolling this weekend’s Pride Fest in Boystown, CPD reports show

October 3, 2021 CWBChicago

Phone thieves are once again targeting revelers at this weekend’s Pride Fest in Boystown, according to CPD reports reviewed by CWBChicago.

84-year-old man mugged in Boystown — but witnesses and cops nix the robber’s getaway

September 30, 2021 CWBChicago

An 84-year-old man was knocked to the ground and robbed as he walked home from a doctor’s appointment in Boystown, but cops made an arrest minutes later.

Man stabbed, critically wounded near Lakeview police station overnight

September 18, 2021 CWBChicago

A critically injured stabbing victim walked into a Lakeview police station and collapsed early Saturday, launching an intense search for the assailant who fled into the nearby Boystown neighborhood.

Oops! Boystown burglar facing more charges after cops allegedly find him with fraudulent check

September 11, 2021 CWBChicago

A Boystown man who was recently charged with burglary after someone recognized him in surveillance images posted to a neighborhood Facebook page has even more problems to deal with.

Boystown package thief busted after victim posts surveillance pix on Facebook, prosecutors say

August 21, 2021 CWBChicago

A Boystown resident is facing burglary charges after someone recognized him in surveillance images of a package thief that the victim posted to a neighborhood Facebook group, according to prosecutors.

One month after we told you about him, CPD warns of man who’s attacking CTA riders with a hammer

August 18, 2021 CWBChicago

One month after we first told you about a man who was randomly attacking people with a hammer in Lakeview and along the Boystown entertainment strip, the Chicago Police Department issued a warning about the suspect.

Prosecutors: Man attacked, robbed woman inside Lakeview apartment building days after getting an I-Bond for similar attack nearby

August 17, 2021 CWBChicago

Deangelo Coleman is accused of battering one woman inside a Lakeview apartment building last week, then attacking and robbing another four days later.

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Boystown bank robbed Wednesday

They’re b-a-a-a-c-k: Phone thieves are trolling this weekend’s Pride Fest in Boystown, CPD reports show

84-year-old man mugged in Boystown — but witnesses and cops nix the robber’s getaway

Man stabbed, critically wounded near Lakeview police station overnight

Oops! Boystown burglar facing more charges after cops allegedly find him with fraudulent check

Boystown package thief busted after victim posts surveillance pix on Facebook, prosecutors say

One month after we told you about him, CPD warns of man who’s attacking CTA riders with a hammer

Prosecutors: Man attacked, robbed woman inside Lakeview apartment building days after getting an I-Bond for similar attack nearby

Boy, 15, robbed Lakeview woman with stolen gun, police say

Cops issue warning after armed robbery crew sweeps through Lakeview again

9 robbed, another carjacked in 30-minute robbery spree across Lakeview

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

After man is stabbed 5 times outside Union Station, the alleged attacker is only charged with one misdemeanor

Online sales turned into armed robberies twice this week in Old Town

Two more armed robberies in Wicker Park and Bucktown as 10-day hold-up wave rolls along

Drive-by shooting leaves boy, 17, injured in Rogers Park

Lincoln Park alderman invites residents to buy a police POD camera — for $25,000 installed