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Protected: Members Only: Near West Side annual crime statistics 2013 – 2022

January 28, 2023 CWBChicago

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Near West Side

Man charged with trying to kill off-duty Chicago cop after stealing the officer’s car from Near West Side gas station

December 26, 2022 CWBChicago

Prosecutors have charged a man with attempted murder for allegedly exchanging gunfire with an off-duty Chicago police officer after stealing the cop’s car from a Near West Side gas station on Christmas Eve.

Near West Side

Off-duty Chicago police officer exchanged gunfire with car thief at gas station

December 24, 2022 CWBChicago

An off-duty Chicago police officer exchanged gunfire with a man who stole his car from a service station on the Near West Side overnight, officials said.

Citywide

13 people robbed in overnight spree on Chicago’s Near West Side, police say

December 23, 2022 CWBChicago

For the second night in a row, armed robbers swept through Chicago’s Near West Side neighborhoods overnight, leaving at least 11 victims in the wake of their one-hour crime wave.

Bucktown

Despite several arrests, armed robbery crews have returned to Chicago’s hard-hit Near West Side

December 22, 2022 CWBChicago

Two men salting a West Town sidewalk and an 80-year-old man are among at least nine people who were robbed at gunpoint during two holdup sprees Wednesday night and Thursday morning, mainly in West Town, Bucktown, and Logan Square, according to Chicago police. There were seven robberies reported in the same areas on Sunday morning.

Bucktown

2 teens charged with robberies in Bucktown, Near West Side

December 19, 2022 CWBChicago

Two juvenile boys have been charged with participating in a robbery spree Friday morning that stretched from Bucktown to the Near West Side

Bucktown

4 robbery suspects in custody after fiery crash on Chicago’s North Side

December 12, 2022 CWBChicago

A carload of suspected armed robbers committed a series of holdups in Bucktown and the North Side, then crashed into a truck in Lincoln Square as Chicago police officers closed in on them Monday morning. Four suspects are in custody after running from the flaming wreckage, and police recovered at least two firearms.

Avondale

Armed men rob at least 14 people during 2-hour crime spree, Chicago police reports say

December 2, 2022 CWBChicago

A group of armed men robbed at least 14 people at gunpoint during a two-hour crime spree that stretched across Chicago from Irving Park to the Lower West Side early Friday

Citywide

Armed robbers strike at least 9 times in about an hour on North, Near West Side

November 25, 2022 CWBChicago

A group of armed men committed at least nine armed robberies and carjackings on the city’s north and near west sides in just over an hour on Friday morning, according to Chicago police reports.

Lincoln Park

Robbery team mugs at least 5 women during Monday morning spree

October 24, 2022 CWBChicago

A group of robbers traveling in a stolen car mugged several women during daylight attacks between the Near West Side and Lincoln Park on Monday morning. One of the attacks was captured on video. Chicago police say no arrests have been made.

Citywide

Armed robbers shot a man, went on cross-city robbery spree overnight, Chicago police say

October 3, 2022 CWBChicago

An armed robbery crew shot a man during a carjacking attempt on the West Side, then went on a cross-city crime spree that left at least 15 victims in their wake overnight, according to Chicago police. The same group committed five robberies on the north and near west sides last week, according to CPD.

Loop

Chicago police brass will divert cops from neighborhoods to secure film sets, emails say

August 11, 2022 CWBChicago

Days after someone threw a suspected explosive device onto a downtown film set, at least two Chicago police commanders are being ordered to take cops from patrol duties to sit on Hollywood movie sets Friday and Saturday.

Near West Side

2 men freed after prosecutors reject charges for a shootout that left 4 injured, including a security guard

August 3, 2022 CWBChicago

Cook County prosecutors refused to file any charges following a Monday night shootout that left four men, including an armed security guard, injured in Little Italy, according to sources.

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