North Center Archives

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

November 8, 2020 2:43 PM 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 6:19 AM 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 2:31 AM 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.

Two more robberies reported in Lakeview — area muggings up 143% this month, CPD says

October 29, 2020 9:24 AM CWBChicago

Two more people have been mugged in Lakeview since Tuesday evening as the local police district reports triple-digit a robbery increase during October compared to last year.

Girlfriends pulled off string of bank heists across Chicago, feds say

October 28, 2020 6:18 PM CWBChicago

Violet Greco, 20, and 29-year-old Glenesha Currie were arrested in Elkhart County, Indiana, about four hours after their last robbery. A Chicago Police Department helicopter followed them by following pings from a GPS tracking device that investigators placed on the couple’s car after their fourth alleged hold-up.