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Kids, some only 10-years-old, join weekend shoplifting mobs

November 11, 2019 5:33 AM CWBChicago

Retailers are dealing with a wave of organized shoplifting teams that frequently use juveniles to do their dirty work. Retailers were struck repeatedly this weekend in the Loop, Mag Mile, and Lincoln Park.

CTA

Blotter: Postmates driver robbed of cigarettes; Loop GNC robbed at gunpoint; Shoplifting teams strike again

November 3, 2019 8:09 PM CWBChicago

Some recent incidents reported in the downtown area include a man who’s accused of headbutting a Postmates driver to steal a pack of cigarettes.

Magnificent Mile

H&M stores robbed in South Loop and Mag Mile, police say

October 26, 2019 11:16 PM CWBChicago

Three women robbed the clothing chain’s Mag Mile store Thursday afternoon. Then, they robbed the South Loop location.

Citywide

Paintball attack leaves woman with serious eye injury; Series of similar incidents reported downtown

October 22, 2019 1:58 PM CWBChicago

The woman was seriously injured on the Northwest Side less than an hour after a series of paintball attacks was reported downtown.

Magnificent Mile

Cops: Ritzy Coach boutique burglarized on Mag Mile; purses worth $18K taken by shoplifting mob nearby

October 21, 2019 9:42 AM CWBChicago

The Coach flagship store on Michigan Avenue and the Christian Dior boutique on Rush Street were targeted in separate crimes.

Magnificent Mile

Update: Shooting near Mag Mile stemmed from struggle for control of handgun

October 11, 2019 1:46 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors said in court documents that the victim was was beaten with the gun and then shot in a struggle for control of the weapon.

Magnificent Mile

Charges filed in shooting near Mag Mile

October 7, 2019 4:14 PM CWBChicago

One of the accused men was struck in the head with a crowbar during an altercation that resulted in a 20-year-old being shot in the hand near Chicago and Wabash Avenues early Sunday, police said.

Magnificent Mile

Man shot during brawl near Mag Mile

October 6, 2019 7:00 AM CWBChicago

A 20-year-old man was shot in the hand and the shooter was struck in the head with a crowbar during a fight on the first block of West Chicago on Sunday morning, police said.

Magnificent Mile

Active shooter drill planned for Water Tower Place

September 16, 2019 10:24 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police and Water Tower Place security officers will be conducting an active shooter drill at the landmark Mag Mile shopping mall on Tuesday morning, The exercise will get underway at 6 a.m.

Citywide

Cops issue 2 robbery warnings for Streeterville and River North

September 13, 2019 3:52 AM CWBChicago

Detectives have identified two separate patterns, one involving a man who’s armed with a gun and the other involving teenagers who are taking phones from pedestrians by force.

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