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Crash-and-grab burglars target Gold Coast boutique overnight

October 29, 2021 CWBChicago

Thieves rammed a Nissan Maxima through the front doors of a high-end Rush Street boutique early Friday, then stole thousands of dollars worth of purses and other merchandise from inside, police said.

Video: Thieves steal purses worth ten$ of thousand$ from Mag Mile boutique

October 24, 2021 CWBChicago

Police have released video of two men stealing purses worth tens of thousands of dollars from a Magnificent Mile boutique.

Woman charged with stealing fire department ambulance, crashing in Gold Coast

October 16, 2021 CWBChicago

An Austin woman is charged with stealing a Chicago Fire Department ambulance from Norwegian Hospital and leading police on a chase that ended in a Gold Coast cul-de-sac this week.

10 ‘kids’ score big with raid on Gold Coast boutique

October 14, 2021 CWBChicago

Up to ten young thieves raided a posh Gold Coast boutique and got away with tens of thousands of dollars worth of purses and other merchandise on Wednesday morning.

Feds say man killed 1, wounded 2 outside Oak Street boutique — while on bail for felony gun case and on parole

October 14, 2021 CWBChicago

Kenneth Roberson was on bail for a pending gun case when he allegedly opened fire on rapper FGB Duck and two other people outside an Oak Street boutique in August 2020.

Man’s charged with driving 2 hijacked cars in 2 months — while on felony bond and on parole for multiple felonies

October 5, 2021 CWBChicago

A man who was only charged with a misdemeanor when cops allegedly caught him driving a carjacked vehicle in August is back in custody after police allegedly caught him driving another hijacked car in the Gold Coast over the weekend.

Man shot in Old Town on Sunday evening, police say

October 3, 2021 CWBChicago

A man shot Sunday evening in the Old Town is the seventh person struck by gunfire on the Near North Side since Friday morning

3 shot in drive-by near Division Street bar strip; Six shot in local police district since Friday

October 3, 2021 CWBChicago

Three people were shot near the Division Street bar strip overnight, not far from where two people were shot in an apparent gunfight between cars on Saturday afternoon.

Man stabbed, critically wounded during argument near the Gold Coast

October 2, 2021 CWBChicago

Police are investigating after a man was stabbed and critically wounded on a busy street near the Gold Coast on Friday evening, according to police and witnesses.

Gold Coast carjacking is neighborhood’s fourth of the month; earlier hijacking reported outside Gov. Pritzker’s mansion, CPD records show

September 29, 2021 CWBChicago

Police are investigating an overnight armed carjacking near the Gold Coast. It’s the fourth hijacking or attempt in the neighborhood this month. One of the earlier armed hijackings unfolded on the same block where Gov. JB Pritzker lives.

Carjackings reported in West Loop, near Gold Coast on Saturday morning

September 4, 2021 CWBChicago

Police are investigating a pair of armed carjackings that were reported hours apart Saturday morning, one near the Gold Coast and the other in the West Loop.

High on coke and benzos, man drove wildly through Mag Mile before crashing into DIOR’s 3,000-pound security window, prosecutors say

August 29, 2021 CWBChicago

The man who allegedly drove recklessly through the Mag Mile neighborhood before crashing into the DIOR store on Friday morning received probation last month for a case that started as a home invasion.

Mag Mile worker, 73, hospitalized after shoplifting crew knocks him to ground

August 22, 2021 CWBChicago

A 73-year-old man was hospitalized after a shoplifting mob knocked him to the ground while stealing purses from a high-end Mag Mile retailer Saturday afternoon, according to a CPD report.

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