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Un-bee-lievable: Thieves steal Lakeview honeybee colony
Pix of the colony BEE-fore and after the theft. Thankfully, everything is back to normal today. | Southport Corridor Bees There’s a big orange sign on the little picket fence: “BEES.” But that wasn’t enough of a warning for someone. Instead, one of Chicago’s many wandering thieves got a real buzz when they pilfered a
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They’re baaaaack: Catalytic converter thieves targeting cars in Lincoln Park and Lakeview
The aftermath of a catalytic converter theft. | Seth Sawyer on Flickr The slippery auto parts thieves who work Chicago’s neighborhoods in the dark of night have returned to Lincoln Park and Lakeview, according to recent police reports. Witnesses have seen catalytic converter thieves at work in the area several times in recent weeks. But
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Lakeview: Gunman robs one victim then tries to rob another
A Lakeview man was robbed at gunpoint Monday evening and a second victim was targeted nearby minutes later, according to police and a department source. There were no injuries, and no offenders are in custody. Police said a 22-year-old man was walking home when a robber approached him from behind and put a pistol to
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Cops investigate attempted home invasion after armed man follows victim into Lakeview high-rise
The 400 block of West Belmont | Google An attempted armed home invasion in the Lakeview neighborhood on Sunday afternoon is under investigation by Area North detectives. A 22-year-old woman reported that she was followed into her high-rise apartment building on the 400 block of West Belmont shortly after 4 p.m. The man pulled out
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Private camera network is expanding in Roscoe Village while Boystown program seems stalled
A woman walks her dog in the Roscoe Village neighborhood. | Choose Chicago One of the city’s largest privately operated security camera networks is getting ready to expand. Roscoe Village Neighbors spent $40,000 to install more than 25 high-definition security cameras and license plate readers during its first phase, which began last summer. Now, the
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Lakeview: Gunman took puppy at gunpoint, man says
A chocolate Labrador puppy | Wikicommons A Lakeview man told police that he was robbed at gunpoint of his chocolate Labrador puppy on Monday afternoon. No one is in custody. The 41-year-old owner and his dog were near Broadway and Belmont shortly after 2 p.m. when the offender approached and took the puppy at gunpoint,
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Pickpockets hit Lakeview bars again; Over 110 reports in Wrigleyville and Boystown so far this year
“Dandy Pickpockets Diving” (1818) | The Art Institute of Chicago Reports of pickpockets have soared this year in Wrigleyville and Boystown, the side-by-side nightlife districts on Chicago’s North Side. And at least six more victims reported having their phones lifted in Boystown this weekend. No one is in custody. A record 108 cases of pocket-picking
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Lakeview: Woman beaten, robbed early Friday
UPDATE: CWBChicago has learned that the victim was staying in Lakeview while attending Lollapalooza. She actually lives in the Milwaukee area. We have updated our story and headline accordingly.——————— A Milwaukee woman was struck in the head, kicked, beaten, and robbed by a man who approached her as he walked in Lakeview early Friday morning,
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Man dead after being run over in Lakeview alley; Driver fled scene, cops say
UPDATE AUG. 2ND — The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the victim as Joseph Ruta. No home address was listed for Ruta. ——– A 56-year-old man was apparently lying in a Lakeview alley when an SUV struck and killed him on Thursday morning, according to police. The driver of the vehicle did not