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Source: Car linked to citywide robbery spree crashed, burned minutes after final heist, leaving passenger dead

June 6, 2021 CWBChicago

A car that police linked to a sweeping armed robbery spree that hit the city early Friday crashed and burst into flames moments after the last hold-up was reported, leaving one of its passengers dead at the scene.

15 armed robberies in 9 hours overnight as CPD again orders detectives to sit in cars rather than investigate crimes

June 4, 2021 CWBChicago

Groups of armed robbers committed at least 15 hold-ups across between Thursday evening and Friday morning — just hours before CPD’s robbery detectives will be ordered to sit on street corners rather than investigate crimes.

12 catalytic converters recovered after theft crew crashes in Uptown, police say

May 22, 2021 CWBChicago

A catalytic converter theft crew crashed a stolen car in Uptown shortly after witnesses saw them stealing car parts in Andersonville and Bowmanville this morning, according to CPD records.

Lincoln Square: Man shot during apparent road rage incident overnight

May 6, 2021 CWBChicago

A 19-year-old is recovering after a motorist shot him during an apparent road rage incident in Lincoln Square early Thursday.

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.

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