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4 robberies reported on North Side overnight

May 3, 2022 CWBChicago

Police are investigating a series of robberies overnight in Lakeview, Uptown, and North Center. The victims ranged in age from 50 to 71. Some of the hold-ups appear to be related.

Armed carjackings reported in North Center on Saturday evening, Rogers Park on Sunday morning

March 13, 2022 CWBChicago

A couple was robbed and carjacked while unloading their SUV in North Center on Saturday evening, police said. On Sunday morning, a woman was robbed and carjacked at gunpoint in Rogers Park.

Serial burglar took liquor worth more than $100,000 from restaurants and nightclubs, prosecutors say

March 6, 2022 CWBChicago

Traivon Dorsey is accused of stealing more than $100,000 worth of booze in six burglaries of restaurants and bars, mostly in River North during December.

Carjackers emerged from Menards shopping cart corral, report says; 3 in custody

February 28, 2022 CWBChicago

Three armed hijackers reportedly emerged from a shopping cart corral to carjack a woman on the Menards parking lot in Lincoln Park.

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January 28, 2022 CWBChicago

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Carjackers beat a woman in North Center, a second woman is hijacked near Belmont Red Line station

December 12, 2021 CWBChicago

A North Center woman was beaten by two men who tried to carjack her on Saturday evening, according to police. Earlier, a woman was hijacked near the Belmont CTA station in Lakeview.

Armed men rob at least 13 people across North Side, including a group of 8 victims who were walking in Lakeview

December 11, 2021 CWBChicago

At least 13 people were robbed at gunpoint and at least one was beaten during two waves of hold-ups across the North Side on Friday evening into early Saturday.

#51: Concealed carry holder kills catalytic converter thief who opened fire on him in West Lakeview: source

November 11, 2021 CWBChicago

A concealed carry holder shot and killed a suspected catalytic converter thief who opened fire on him in the 2900 block of North Wolcott, according to Chicago police and a source.

Volkswagen linked to a series of robberies in Wicker Park and Bucktown slams into a cop car on the North Side

October 30, 2021 CWBChicago

A stolen Volkswagen Jetta that has been used in a series of robberies across Bucktown, Wicker Park, and other parts of West Town was found abandoned in Ravenswood.

Scam burglars target elderly man in North Center, CPD report says

October 18, 2021 CWBChicago

A group of scheming burglars who’ve been targeting older residents in Albany Park may have made their way into North Center on Friday, according to a CPD report.

Shooting victim is allegedly found with an illegal gun. Prosecutors reject charges because “victims cannot be offenders.”

October 15, 2021 CWBChicago

Prosecutors initially refused to charge a North Center shooting victim with illegal gun possession because “victims cannot be offenders.” Then, a CPD deputy chief got involved.

Prosecutors charge North Center shooting victim with a felony, but the gunman who nearly killed him remains on the loose

October 8, 2021 CWBChicago

Driver who was nearly killed when someone shot him in North Center this week is charged with a felony. Whoever shot him remains on the loose and likely has little to worry about.

Lakeview man injured during robbery and attempted carjacking

October 7, 2021 CWBChicago

A group of armed men robbed and tried to carjack a man near Wrigleyville on Wednesday night — but they couldn’t figure out how to operate his car, so they left it behind.

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