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Carjackings reported in Uptown, West Loop, West Town on Saturday; 3 arrests

February 28, 2021 3:06 AM CWBChicago

It seems like whatever strategy Chicago police leaders deployed to achieve a purported “20% reduction” in carjackings during this month’s blizzard doesn’t work when temperatures hit 48-degrees.

Armed men rob, carjack food delivery drivers twice on same block

February 23, 2021 5:35 AM CWBChicago

Two armed men robbed food delivery drivers on the same Near West Side block Saturday and Sunday evenings, according to police. The offenders carjacked one of the victims.

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February 9, 2021 10:28 AM CWBChicago

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July 18, 2020 3:06 PM CWBChicago

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Update: Police warn about armed robbery crew

July 18, 2020 9:29 AM CWBChicago

An armed robbery crew pulled off nine separate robberies in less than two hours on the city’s Near West Side and West Town early Friday, according to a community alert from Chicago police.

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More carjackings reported as police promise crackdown: “The criminal justice system has to get serious about how they deal with some of these juveniles.”

February 22, 2020 9:53 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police will reconstitute a multi-agency task force to reverse a rise in carjackings this year. On Friday evening, a 72-year-old man was punched and robbed of his car in the latest hijacking.

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January 30, 2020 6:20 PM CWBChicago

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Old Town man with violent past now charged with 2018 armed sexual assault and robbery of woman

January 13, 2020 8:23 AM CWBChicago

Klevontaye White surrendered to police in Old Town last week to face allegations that he raped and robbed a woman at knifepoint in 2018, less than three years after he was sentenced to a five-year prison term for carjacking.

Parolee beat, bit, raped his 91-year-old neighbor in Little Italy, prosecutors say

December 20, 2019 7:04 AM CWBChicago

Londre Brown, 55, is accused of battering, biting, and sexually assaulting his 91-year-old neighbor during a home invasion in Little Italy last week.

2 men were part of an armed robbery crew busted Thursday morning, Chicago police say

December 2, 2023 3:30 PM

CHICAGO — Prosecutors have charged two men with robbing a group of victims at gunpoint in Bridgeport on Thursday morning. One of the men, who was AWOL from a pending felony narcotics case, has a significant criminal background and was found not guilty in a murder case one year ago, according to court records.

16-year-olds were part of crew that robbed 4 men at gunpoint in Bridgeport: Chicago police

December 1, 2023 11:15 AM

Two 16-year-old boys are charged with robbing four men during a single holdup in Bridgeport on Thursday morning, Chicago police said. The pair is suspected of participating in other robberies, but no charges have yet been filed in those cases.

Burglar who stole $85,000 worth of booze from River North bars gets 4-year sentence

December 1, 2023 10:04 AM

A Chicago man with a history of theft and burglary convictions pleaded guilty on Thursday to burglaries in which prosecutors said he stole $85,000 worth of alcohol from three River North restaurants and bars.