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Boystown

Carjackings reported in Gold Coast, Boystown overnight

May 23, 2023 10:38 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating an armed carjacking in Boystown and a similar hijacking attempt in the Gold Coast.

Gold Coast

Man is caught riding a stolen scooter during ‘large group’ incident, prosecutors say — about an hour after cops warned about a scooter theft pattern

April 16, 2023 7:37 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a man was caught driving a stolen scooter during a “large group” incident in the Loop on Saturday evening — about an hour after Chicago cops warned about a scooter theft crime pattern.

CTA

6 years for man who robbed CTA passenger of their phone so he could watch porn

March 23, 2023 9:51 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago man who allegedly robbed a Red Line passenger of their phone so he could watch porn, just two days after being arrested for pleasuring himself while watching schoolchildren arrive for class, has been sentenced to six years.

Gold Coast

Whoops! Walgreens robber busted after leaving his wallet at the crime scene, prosecutors say

March 18, 2023 7:36 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police officers caught a big break as they investigated the robbery of a Walgreens in the Gold Coast—the robber left his wallet behind.

Gold Coast

Woman shoplifted from Gold Coast lululemon store 30 times, getting merch worth $36,000, prosecutors say

February 24, 2023 11:45 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago woman took merchandise worth $36,000 during more than 30 raids of the Gold Coast lululemon store, prosecutors said

Gold Coast

Downtown robber is ‘disabling’ victims with strikes to the head, Chicago police say

February 1, 2023 8:31 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are warning about a robber who has “disabled” two people by striking them in the head from behind before taking their valuables downtown.

Citywide

Chicago man pleads guilty to 10 looting and burglary charges from August 2020, get 4 years

January 19, 2023 12:42 PM CWBChicago

A Chicago man has received an effective sentence of four years after pleading guilty to five burglaries and five lootings during August 2020.

Gold Coast

3 juveniles charged with Friday carjacking spree in Gold Coast, West Town; adult faces gun charge

January 8, 2023 2:20 PM CWBChicago

Three juveniles are charged with committing a string of armed carjackings during a spree Friday afternoon in the Gold Coast and West Town, Chicago police said. An 18-year-old man who allegedly ran from one of the hijacked vehicles as police moved in faces a felony gun charge, but he is not accused of carjacking anyone.

Gold Coast

4 arrested, guns recovered after hijackers strike in Gold Coast and West Loop

January 7, 2023 5:10 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police arrested four suspected carjackers and recovered four guns after a series of armed hijackings unfolded Friday afternoon and evening between the Gold Coast and West Town.

Gold Coast

Man gets 63 months for robbing Chicago bank with a note written on a losing lottery ticket

December 28, 2022 5:05 AM CWBChicago

A man who robbed a bank in the Chicago Gold Coast earlier this year and then had a free-flowing conversation with FBI agents who took him into custody has been sentenced to 63 months in federal prison.

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Citywide

Chicago man allegedly found with $1.2 million in meth and fentanyl is now charged with assaulting federal agents

May 26, 2023 5:36 AM

The Chicago man charged with possessing a pill-making machine and $1.2 million worth of meth and fentanyl faces new charges for allegedly driving a stolen car toward federal agents who tried to arrest him.

Citywide

Police union wellness center hopes to stem rising officer suicide rate

May 25, 2023 8:16 PM

With a suicide rate higher than other big cities, Chicago’s police union has established a mental health wellness center for its members.

Logan Square

DNA on robbery victim’s car results in charges 18 months later

May 25, 2023 7:54 PM

Nearly 18 months after an armed robber shot a woman behind a Logan Square grocery store, prosecutors filed charges in the case Thursday, claiming that the Chicago man’s DNA was found on the victim’s car.

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