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Armed robbers target 3 stores in Lincoln Square, North Center overnight

March 27, 2021 CWBChicago

Armed men robbed two convenience stores and a gas station in about eight hours in Lincoln Square and North Center overnight, according to Chicago police.

Violent gunmen attack employees and customer during North Center gas station robbery, police say

February 17, 2021 CWBChicago

It all unfolded at the Shell station, 4346 North Western, around 12:45 a.m.

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February 9, 2021 CWBChicago

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Store clerk shot during robbery in North Center

January 23, 2021 CWBChicago

An armed robber shot a convenience store clerk in the shoulder during a hold-up Saturday evening in North Center, police said. No arrests have been made.

Arrested 3 times for bike theft in 2 months, man strikes plea deal

January 6, 2021 CWBChicago

Police arrested Paul Martin three times in three months for allegedly stealing bikes downtown and on the North Side in 2019. Now, prosecutors are giving him a second chance. Or maybe it’s a third chance.

17th time’s the charm? Man gets probation for committing burglary while on probation for burglary

December 26, 2020 CWBChicago

An accused serial burglar and thief has been sentenced to probation for a burglary in Lincoln Park last year — even though he was already on probation for two burglaries at the time of the alleged break-in.

Another one: Attackers batter, try to pull woman from car in North Center

November 26, 2020 CWBChicago

The woman was battered by carjackers who tried to pull her from her vehicle in North Center on Wednesday evening.

Another woman carjacked on North Side while unloading groceries at home

November 25, 2020 CWBChicago

A North Center woman, carjacked while unloading groceries at home yesterday evening, is the latest victim in an out-of-control hijacking surge that is hitting two North Side districts hard.

Another man charged with recent robberies in Lakeview, North Center

November 19, 2020 CWBChicago

Prosecutors said Denard Ross, 20, robbed a woman by himself on October 13 and was one of three men who tried to rob a Wrigleyville resident six days later.

Grand Theft PlayStation: Roommates robbed while trying to sell sizzling hot gaming system

November 19, 2020 CWBChicago

Two men who tried to sell a PlayStation 5 via social media ended up being robbed of the red hot new gaming device instead, according to a Chicago police report.

Dogs Gone Wild! Amid robbery and carjacking spike, CPD deploys tactical unit to tackle leash law violations

November 8, 2020 CWBChicago

The Lakeview-based Town Hall (19th) Police District has a few problems these days. Robberies are up 138%. Carjackings are spiking. Even the local alderman’s office has been burglarized. And, like most of the city’s police districts, Town Hall — which spans from Lawrence to Fullerton and from the lake to the river — has been sending some

Woman robbed while walking in Roscoe Village

November 8, 2020 CWBChicago

Police are investigating after a 31-year-old woman was battered and robbed while walking in Roscoe Village on Saturday evening. The victim was in the 3400 block of North Wolcott when two masked men pushed her against a wall and slapped her face repeatedly around 8:07 p.m., said Officer Hector Alfaro, a CPD spokesperson. Both men

Murder charges filed in summertime shooting near Diversey and Clybourn

November 2, 2020 CWBChicago

Saalik Berberena, 32, is charged with first-degree murder and four counts of aggravated battery of police officers. Prosecutors said Berberena was arrested for another murder in 2007, but the state’s attorney’s office declined to pursue the case because witnesses refused to cooperate.

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