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Kobe Davis | Chicago Police Dept UPDATE: According to court records, Davis is charged with an armed robbery in the first block of East Oak on March 1st; a robbery in the 200 block of East Superior on March 12; and a robbery in the 300 block of East Chicago on March 12. —— Police

Ricardo Camargo is charged with severely beating a man with a baseball bat. | CPD; Google A Lower West Side man who’s accused of severely beating another man with a baseball bat in Streeterville last week is facing two serious problems: Prosecutors charged him with multiple felonies and a group of car thieves stole the

Prosecutors say cops seized 148 pounds of pot from Nicholas Sayegh’s apartment. | CPD; Google Update August 27, 2021 — Nicholas Sayegh pleaded gulity to manufacture-delivery of between 2,000 and 5,000 grams of cannabis. He was sentenced to two years probation, which he completed satisfactorily on August 24. Chicago authorities say they found over $1.6

Locations of this morning’s two robberies. | Multiplotrr A Northwestern University law student is one of two persons targeted in separate robberies around the Streeterville neighborhood overnight. No one is in custody. Police believe the muggings are the work of a single robbery crew that has been targeting the area since March 1st. The first

Approximate locations of the reported robberies. | Multiplottr A robbery crew is working in the Streeterville area, targeting people who are walking with phones in their hands, according to a community alert issued by Area Central detectives. Community alerts are typically issued when investigators believe a series of crimes are the work of the same

TV star Jussie Smollett (inset) told police he was the victim of an anti-black, anti-gay hate crime near this intersection. FULL UPDATE POSTED HERE:  Police confirm Smollett told them to turn off their body cameras before taking his report. Still no video of attackers, police say. Investigation continues. MORE. ————————————- We’ve had quite a few

Andrew D. Jones and the approximate locations of the three incidents. | CPD; Multiplotrr A Wheaton man is accused of setting small fires in the stairwells of three Streeterville high-rise buildings last week, including Northwestern Memorial Hospital and the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, according to court records. No one has been injured. Andrew D. Jones, 28, is

Macy’s security officers disarmed a shoplifter who threatened them with a handgun, police said. | Google Police are investigating at least three robberies reported in the Loop and nearby Streeterville on Tuesday evening. No arrests have been made. In the first case, a woman from out-of-town told police that three or four men pushed her