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Boystown robbery victims were shot by hold-up crew that has been working the North Side for weeks, CPD confirms

December 29, 2021 CWBChicago

Chicago police tonight confirmed that the armed robbery crew that shot two men during separate hold-ups in Boystown late Tuesday and early Wednesday is part of the same group that committed dozens of crimes across Lakeview and Lincoln Park.

Two shot during Lakeview road rage incident

December 10, 2021 CWBChicago

A road rage altercation between two drivers near Wrigley Field ended with two men being shot in Lakeview overnight, according to initial information from the scene.

Hijackers got 2 cars in 1 stop outside Wrigley Field on Tuesday evening, police say

December 8, 2021 CWBChicago

Hijackers took two cars in a single incident outside Wrigley Field on Tuesday evening, according to Chicago police. No injuries were reported.

Two more robberies were reported in Lakeview on Sunday evening — including one just steps from the local police station

December 6, 2021 CWBChicago

Two more muggings were reported in robbery-ripped Lakeview on Sunday evening as the local alderman finally expresses his concern.

3 women, ages 23 to 68 were attacked and robbed in under 30 minutes Thursday evening in Lakeview

December 2, 2021 CWBChicago

A group of men needed less than 30 minutes to rob three women, ages 23 to 68, in separate robberies in Lakeview on Thursday evening, according to police.

Ridership is still down, but robberies and violent attacks are at 10-year highs on CTA’s Loop and North Side train lines

December 1, 2021 CWBChicago

Ridership on the CTA’s train system remains significantly lower than during the pre-COVID era, but city statistics show that robberies and violent attacks on the L system from downtown to the North Side are at their highest point in at least ten years.

Parolee is charged with opening fire on another driver inside Wrigleyville parking garage

November 26, 2021 CWBChicago

A man on parole for aggravated discharge of a firearm opened fire on two people inside a Wrigleyville parking garage early on Thanksgiving morning, prosecutors said.

2 detained after shots are fired during apparent carjacking attempt in Wrigleyville

November 25, 2021 CWBChicago

Two suspects are in custody after shots were fired during an apparent carjacking attempt inside a parking garage near Wrigley Field early on Thanksgiving morning.

Armed crew robs man at gunpoint in Lakeview as weeks-long robbery surge continues

November 24, 2021 CWBChicago

An armed robbery in Lakeview East early Wednesday may be part of an ongoing pattern that has claimed more than 20 victims this month in Lakeview and Old Town.

Cops found credit cards belonging to 32 people in fake Uber driver’s car, authorities say

November 22, 2021 CWBChicago

Chicago police detectives allegedly found 32 credit cards belonging to 32 different people in the car of a man who’s accused of operating a fake rideshare vehicle in the city’s nightlife districts.

Armed couple robs 6 people overnight in Lakeview and Buena Park

November 8, 2021 CWBChicago

An armed man who worked with a female accomplice robbed six people during a crime spree in Lakeview and Buena Park early Monday.

Wrigleyville robber used his victim’s phone to order an Uber home, prosecutors say

November 3, 2021 CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a man who robbed a victim of her phone in Wrigleyville used the stolen phone to order an Uber to take him home.

2 men OK after someone shot at them inside Wrigleyville parking garage

October 30, 2021 CWBChicago

Two men escaped injury after someone shot at them inside a Wrigleyville parking garage Saturday morning, police said.

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