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Gunmen carjack woman at Lincoln Square gas station

April 13, 2021 CWBChicago

Carjackers took a woman’s car at gunpoint from a Lincoln Square service station early Tuesday, police said.

Armed robbers target 3 stores in Lincoln Square, North Center overnight

March 27, 2021 CWBChicago

Armed men robbed two convenience stores and a gas station in about eight hours in Lincoln Square and North Center overnight, according to Chicago police.

Five armed robberies and carjackings reported across North, Far North Sides

March 27, 2021 CWBChicago

Police are investigating a wave of armed robberies and carjackings reported across the North and Far North Sides since Thursday night. Some of the crimes appear to be linked.

Mailbox theft crew is targeting residential buildings in Uptown, Lincoln Square

March 19, 2021 CWBChicago

The crime is similar to patterns identified elsewhere in the city that involve organized crews that use stolen or duplicated postal service keys to access buildings and delivered mail.

Man gets 6 years for armed robbery while on electronic monitoring for another robbery

February 16, 2021 CWBChicago

A Lincoln Square man has pleaded guilty to committing an armed robbery in Uptown while he was supposed to be on 24/7 electronic monitoring for another armed robbery.

Protected: Members Only: Lincoln Square annual crime performance 2013 – 2020

February 6, 2021 CWBChicago

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Lincoln Square: Man stabbed during robbery on Burger King parking lot

January 31, 2021 CWBChicago

It started around 2:20 p.m. when the robber tried to take a bag out of the victim’s car on the parking lot of Burger King, 2449 West Lawrence, according to a CPD report.

74-year-old “thug” cop killer gets life sentence for Lincoln Square bank robbery

January 21, 2021 CWBChicago

A 74-year-old man who spent about 15 years in prison for killing a Chicago cop in 1968 (and another 30 years behind bars for robbing a restaurant) will spend the rest of his life in federal prison for robbing a Lincoln Square bank in July 2018.

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.

Lincoln Square: Police warn of suspicious man near Welles Park

January 14, 2021 CWBChicago

Police are warning people about a man who made lewd remarks and followed a group of teenager girls near Welles Park on Tuesday afternoon.

CPD to drivers: Please, please, please don’t leave your cars running on the street

January 7, 2021 CWBChicago

Motor vehicle theft reports increased by 11% citywide last year, according to CPD data. And that does not include more than 1,400 carjacking cases. Those are categorized separately as robberies.

Man, 18, charged with raping 13-year-old after both run away from youth home

January 2, 2021 CWBChicago

Prosecutors said Richard Carter suggested to the younger boy that they run away from the home on November 28 and again on 29.

17th time’s the charm? Man gets probation for committing burglary while on probation for burglary

December 26, 2020 CWBChicago

An accused serial burglar and thief has been sentenced to probation for a burglary in Lincoln Park last year — even though he was already on probation for two burglaries at the time of the alleged break-in.

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