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Woman charged in 7-Eleven robbery spree; Male suspect remains at large

January 17, 2021 CWBChicago

A two-person robbery team scored nearly $10,000 worth of tobacco products, alcohol, and cash as they robbed four convenience stores in under an hour Thursday morning.

New: Serial 7-Eleven theft and robbery team captured on video

January 14, 2021 CWBChicago

CWB has secured surveillance images and video of a theft and robbery team that has taken large amounts of cigarettes and liquor from convenience stores downtown, in the West Loop, and in Avondale this month.

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Crew raids 4 more 7-Eleven stores in an hour Thursday

January 14, 2021 CWBChicago

A robbery and theft team that has been raiding 7-Eleven convenience stores for cigarettes and liquor struck four more times within an hour on Thursday morning — twice downtown and two more times in Avondale. No arrests have been made.

Prosecutors: Man set fire to Loop store counter after employee asked him to put on COVID mask

January 12, 2021 CWBChicago

“They’re just random acts of violence against random people,” Judge Charles Beach said in summarizing the allegations and the man’s criminal history.

Murder charges filed in summertime shooting on Wabash Bridge

January 10, 2021 CWBChicago

A Chicago man is charged with murder and attempted murder for allegedly shooting at a carload of people on the Wabash Bridge this summer — less than three months after he was paroled for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

3 charged with robbing man at Jackson CTA station: “You don’t want to fall down the stairs, do you?”

January 9, 2021 CWBChicago

The three men threatened to throw a CTA passenger down the stairs as they robbed him at the Jackson Red Line station Thursday evening, prosecutors said.

Downtown convenience store robbers returned Friday. They brought a gun this time.

January 9, 2021 CWBChicago

A group of men who raided four downtown convenience stores for cigarettes and liquor earlier this month has apparently struck again — and they brought a gun this time.

Man charged with robbing Loop restaurant worker during his smoke break

January 6, 2021 CWBChicago

When two men threatened to “blow away” a Loop restaurant worker as they robbed him during his smoke break this week, the victim refused to cooperate and demanded to see the offender’s gun, prosecutors said.

Arrested 3 times for bike theft in 2 months, man strikes plea deal

January 6, 2021 CWBChicago

Police arrested Paul Martin three times in three months for allegedly stealing bikes downtown and on the North Side in 2019. Now, prosecutors are giving him a second chance. Or maybe it’s a third chance.

Brothers posed as Uber drivers to steal identities and cash, prosecutors say

January 4, 2021 CWBChicago

Lance and Marlon Baymon have both pleaded guilty to the same scam: Posing as Uber drivers to steal passengers’ financial information.

Robbery near Grant Park part of wider pattern, police say

January 3, 2021 CWBChicago

A robbery near Grant Park last weekend is part of a wider pattern in the Loop and Near South Side, police said in a community alert Saturday night.

Theft crew raids 4 downtown convenience stores in 2 hours

January 3, 2021 CWBChicago

In each incident, two or three of the men barged into 7-Eleven stores, collected smokes and booze from behind the counters, loaded the merch into a dark-colored 2003 Ford Expedition, and sped away.

Probation for 3 men facing gun charges under unusual circumstances

December 30, 2020 CWBChicago

Alexander Carr received probation for allegedly firing a handgun through the floor of a Wicker Park apartment. Two other men, facing gun charges under other unusual circumstances, have also reached plea deals.

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