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Robbery and carjacking crew struck 3 times in 5 hours, police say

March 16, 2021 6:54 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are on the hunt for a carjacking and robbery crew that struck three times on Sunday evening and early Monday in on the Near West and Near South Sides

Carjacking team mugged woman in parking lot of Goose Island Home Depot, police say

March 2, 2021 11:51 AM CWBChicago

A group of men who hijacked two cars on the Northwest Side over the weekend robbed a woman as she walked on a Home Depot parking lot near Goose Island yesterday, according to Chicago police.

Armed carjacking and ATM theft team strikes 12 businesses overnight as FBI joins the hunt

February 28, 2021 1:42 PM CWBChicago

A prolific group of criminals specializing in armed carjackings and ATM burglaries targeted at least 12 businesses overnight just days after the FBI announced that they are getting involved in CPD’s pursuit of the crew.

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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Robbery and carjacking crew struck 3 times in 5 hours, police say

Carjacking team mugged woman in parking lot of Goose Island Home Depot, police say

Armed carjacking and ATM theft team strikes 12 businesses overnight as FBI joins the hunt

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

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

Protected: Members Only: Near West Side annual crime performance 2013 – 2020

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Update: Police warn about armed robbery crew

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

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

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

Fugitive who killed himself as marshals moved in had escaped federal electronic monitoring in 2025: source

3 finalists to be Chicago’s top cop will be selected Thursday

15th person accused of Chicago murder or attempted murder while on felony release this year

Man gets 12 years for robbing Facebook Marketplace users in Chicago

Rapper whose release party preceded Chicago’s worst mass shooting of all time gets 2-year prison sentence — for gun possession