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Man wearing several layers of baseball jerseys is charged with burglarizing Wrigleyville sports store

May 8, 2021 CWBChicago

A man who broke into a sports apparel store across from Wrigley Field was identified as the perpetrator after cops arrested him in another case and found him wearing several layers of baseball jerseys, prosecutors said

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.

Two more robberies reported Wrigleyville, Boystown on Friday night

May 2, 2021 CWBChicago

Police are investigating two more robberies in the Wrigleyville and neighborhoods, both reported Friday night. The latest incidents follow the robbery of a woman inside an apartment building in the same area on Thursday.

Burglar targeting Lakeview apartments while victims sleep inside, cops say

April 9, 2021 CWBChicago

Police are warning Wrigleyville and Boystown residents about a burglar who is breaking into homes while people are sleeping inside.

Attacker sexually assaults woman in Lakeview alley, police say

March 21, 2021 CWBChicago

A Lakeview woman was forced into an alley and sexually assaulted by a man who claimed he had a gun early Sunday, police said.

Lakeview woman carjacked Friday afternoon, police say

February 13, 2021 CWBChicago

A Lakeview woman was carjacked outside her home on Friday afternoon, police said. Investigators are trying to determine if the hijackers are also responsible for stealing packages and other property from an Amazon delivery truck nearby.

Protected: Members Only: Wrigleyville + Boystown annual crime performance 2013 – 2020

February 12, 2021 CWBChicago

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Protected: Members Only: Lakeview annual crime performance 2013 – 2020

February 4, 2021 CWBChicago

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8 shots fired, no one injured outside Wrigley Field

February 4, 2021 CWBChicago

No one was reported injured after shots were fired near the Chicago Cubs players’ parking lot near Wrigley Field on Wednesday evening.

Brazen thieves burglarize 5 stores, then steal ATM from gas station that was open for business

January 26, 2021 CWBChicago

A roving band of thieves broke into at least five businesses across Lakeview and Lincoln Park early Tuesday before they ended their spree by stealing the ATM from an Old Town gas station that was open for business.

Prosecutors: Man robbed four 7-Eleven stores last week, looted Mag Mile in August

January 19, 2021 CWBChicago

A man who teamed up with a woman to rob four 7-Eleven stores within an hour last week was AWOL in two other criminal cases and also participated in the looting of a Mag Mile cosmetics store during riots on August 10, prosecutors said.

Woman beaten, pistol-whipped, and carjacked near Wrigleyville this morning

January 19, 2021 CWBChicago

The woman was driving her black Dodge Charger through an alley on the 3600 block of North Bosworth when a blue SUV blocked her path, police said.

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.

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