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January 24, 2023 12:08 PM CWBChicago

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Career burglar gets 10 years for North Side package thefts

January 17, 2023 12:57 PM CWBChicago

John Cline, an eight-time convicted burglar, is now a 12-time convicted burglar after he pleaded guilty to committing a string of apartment building break-ins on Chicago’s North Side.

1 charged after woman is carjacked in Ravenswood

December 16, 2022 8:59 AM CWBChicago

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with carjacking a woman at gunpoint in Ravenswood on Thursday evening, Chicago police said.

Armed robbery crew caught on video in Lincoln Square

December 14, 2022 12:00 AM CWBChicago

An armed robbery in Lincoln Square was caught on video Monday morning. Chicago police have not announced any arrests.

4 robbery suspects in custody after fiery crash on Chicago’s North Side

December 12, 2022 2:07 PM CWBChicago

A carload of suspected armed robbers committed a series of holdups in Bucktown and the North Side, then crashed into a truck in Lincoln Square as Chicago police officers closed in on them Monday morning. Four suspects are in custody after running from the flaming wreckage, and police recovered at least two firearms.

Chicago woman is attacked, robbed while walking with her 9-year-old as 12 more armed robberies are reported

December 4, 2022 10:50 AM CWBChicago

At least 12 more armed robberies were reported in West Town and the North Side of Chicago, where recurring sprees have left dozens of victims in their wakes.

Robberies and carjacking reported in North Center and Lincoln Square on Friday evening

December 3, 2022 6:20 AM CWBChicago

A woman was carjacked in North Center on Friday evening, just a few hours after two armed robberies were reported in Lincoln Square, according to Chicago police reports.

Chicago man went on ‘significant crime spree’ while on bail for a felony drug case, officials say

November 1, 2022 2:53 PM CWBChicago

A Chicago man went on a weeks-long “significant crime spree” across the North Side while on bail for a felony narcotics case, officials said Tuesday. Jeremiah Magdaleno, 26, is charged with ten felonies, including the vehicular hijacking of a senior citizen, burglaries, robberies, and more.

Lincoln Square dog watcher gets four-year sentence for animal torture

October 8, 2022 8:02 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago man pleaded guilty this week to torturing an Australian Shepherd mix while working as a dog watcher in Lincoln Square last year. Freddie Rodriguez, 47, received a four-year prison sentence.

Victim loses his gun, but keeps his child during West Town carjacking; more hold-ups reported on North Side

September 29, 2022 8:01 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating another string of armed robberies reported late Wednesday and early today, including a carjacking in West Town during which a driver managed to get his child out of the car but lost his gun to the hijackers. Within an hour, more armed robberies were reported in Lincoln Square, Irving Park, and Albany Park.