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Loop: Alert issued after group robs two 7-Eleven stores
The 7-Eleven at 30 East Jackson | Google A small group of robbers has raided two convenience stores in the Loop this month, prompting police to issue a warning about the crew. According to the community alert, three men went behind the stores’ counters, pushed the clerks out of the way, and stole merchandise both
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Two robbery alerts issued for West Loop neighborhood
Police have issued two community alerts to warn about separate robbery patterns in the West Loop. Investigators typically release an alert when they believe a person or group is responsible for a series of crimes. In the first alert, police said a striped white Chevrolet Camaro is being used as by a man who robs
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Revolving door: Man accused of Loop window smashings was charged with similar crime wave in Rogers Park this summer
Patrick Newton (L) and the Loop suspect. | CPD We thought he looked familiar. Now we know why. The man accused of breaking out dozens of car windows with rocks in Loop parking garages this week was charged earlier this year with breaking out car windows across the Rogers Park neighborhood. Patrick Newton, 29, was arrested
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Lunchtime larceny: Thieves targeting purses in Loop restaurants, police say
Police released these images of suspects connected to the theft pattern. | CPD Don’t leave your purse hanging on the back of your chair in a restaurant. Map showing approximate locations of reported incidents. It’s an easy rule to remember. And an easy rule to break. But here’s some motivation to be more diligent as
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Rock-throwing car vandal strikes again overnight; 17 vehicles found with broken windows in Loop garage
The Franklin Street suspect | CPD Police this morning said a man who broke out dozens of car windows in Loop parking garages on Tuesday evening may have struck again overnight. About seventeen vehicles parked in a garage on the first block of East Adams were found with rocks thrown through their rear windows around
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Skimmer found on Loop ATM is third to be discovered downtown since July 1st
A repairman assigned to fix a jammed ATM in the Loop on Sunday night wound up finding a skimming device on the cash machine, police said. It is the third skimmer found in the downtown area since July 1st. Skimmers are small devices that criminals plant on ATMs and gas pumps to secretly capture users’
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Loop: Carjacker crashes after being surprised by 2 passengers in back seat
The carjacker crashed into this Blue Line exit in the 300 block of South Dearborn. | Google A car thief who stole an idling vehicle in the Loop late Tuesday night crashed into a Blue Line subway entrance moments later after he discovered that there were two people sitting behind him in the back seat,
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Death investigations launched after women are found on sidewalks in Loop, Uptown
The parking garage at 160 North Wabash. | Google Police are investigating the deaths of two women who were found injured on city sidewalks Saturday—one in the Loop and the other in Uptown. Also, officials say they have determined what killed a man who was found dead at a Loop bus stop last month. Loop
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West Loop: While workers play, burglar steals their MacBooks
A MacBook Pro | MichalPL What are you gonna do this weekend? Wow. That sounds great. Hope your computer doesn’t get stolen from work while you’re doing that. Ya see, a crafty burglar is stealing laptops from West Loop offices on weekends while workers are out enjoying the summer sun, according to a community alert
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Loop: Cops seeking man and woman in connection with double stabbing
Police are seeking to identify this couple. | CPD Police have released images of two people they want to identify in connection with a double stabbing that took place in the Loop earlier this month. The man and woman reportedly approached a group and engaged them in conversation on the 100 block of East Washington
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West Loop: Charges filed in homeless camp sexual assault
Kenneth Horner | CPD Charges have been filed against a man who prosecutors say offered assistance to a woman at the West Loop Greyhound station, only to sexually assault her in a nearby homeless camp. Kenneth Horner, 40, was on a Divvy bike when he engaged the 38-year-old in a conversation around 7:45 a.m. last
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Loop: Man carjacked at gunpoint overnight
A 63-year-old man was carjacked at gunpoint in the Loop overnight, police said. No one is in custody. The driver was sitting in his minivan on North Columbus near Wacker Drive when two men walked up to him and ordered him out of the vehicle while displaying a handgun. After getting the man’s wallet and