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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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

6 weeks after hit-and-run driver killed a construction worker on Lake Shore Drive, friends are raising money, cops investigating

June 7, 2023 6:26 PM

Friends are trying to raise money for Kenny Hernandez, the road construction worker who was killed by a hit-and-run driver on Lake Shore Drive in April.

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