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Whoopsie! Old Town hijacking fails when carjacker is hit by their tail car

January 5, 2022 CWBChicago

An attempted carjacking in the Old Town neighborhood failed early Wednesday when the hijacker fell down during the crime and was then struck by their tail car.

Teens hijack elderly couple in Lincoln Park: “Get out of the car, b*tch!”

December 11, 2021 CWBChicago

Three young hijackers physically removed an elderly couple from their car on the Clybourn retail corridor, capping off a crime spree that likely began with another carjacking attempt in Old Town.

Woman carjacked in Old Town

December 3, 2021 CWBChicago

A 32-year-old woman was carjacked as she stepped out of her SUV in Old Town on Thursday afternoon, police said.

Mag Mile shoplifting crews slam North Face and Neiman Marcus, more overnight retail burglaries reported, too

December 3, 2021 CWBChicago

Shoplifting crews raided at least two more stores along the Magnificent Mile on Thursday. And, CWBChicago has learned, overnight burglars are continuing to target retailers downtown and on the Clybourn retail corridor.

Ridership is still down, but robberies and violent attacks are at 10-year highs on CTA’s Loop and North Side train lines

December 1, 2021 CWBChicago

Ridership on the CTA’s train system remains significantly lower than during the pre-COVID era, but city statistics show that robberies and violent attacks on the L system from downtown to the North Side are at their highest point in at least ten years.

18-time felon stabbed CTA bus driver in Old Town, prosecutors say

November 28, 2021 CWBChicago

An 18-time convicted felon stabbed a CTA bus driver in the hand after the transit worker confronted him about stealing another passenger’s wallet on a bus in Old Town, prosecutors said Sunday.

Armed crew robs man at gunpoint in Lakeview as weeks-long robbery surge continues

November 24, 2021 CWBChicago

An armed robbery in Lakeview East early Wednesday may be part of an ongoing pattern that has claimed more than 20 victims this month in Lakeview and Old Town.

Cops found credit cards belonging to 32 people in fake Uber driver’s car, authorities say

November 22, 2021 CWBChicago

Chicago police detectives allegedly found 32 credit cards belonging to 32 different people in the car of a man who’s accused of operating a fake rideshare vehicle in the city’s nightlife districts.

Old Town man had two guns inside $300,000 Rolls-Royce, prosecutors say

November 8, 2021 CWBChicago

Prosecutors say cops found two guns inside Nicholas Sayegh’s $300,000 Rolls Royce in River North. It’s a bad break for Sayegh, who recently completed probation for allegedly having 148 pounds of pot in his Streeterville apartment.

Armed couple robs 6 people overnight in Lakeview and Buena Park

November 8, 2021 CWBChicago

An armed man who worked with a female accomplice robbed six people during a crime spree in Lakeview and Buena Park early Monday.

Man who exposed himself near Old Town school is arrested after robbing CTA passenger of a phone so he can watch porn, prosecutors say

October 30, 2021 CWBChicago

The man who was seen pleasuring himself while watching children arrive for class at an Old Town elementary school Wednesday was arrested two days later after he robbed a Red Line passenger of a phone so he could watch porn, prosecutors said Saturday.

Cops seek peeping Tom who leered at kids near Old Town elementary school

October 29, 2021 CWBChicago

Police are asking for help as they try to catch a man who allegedly pleasured himself while watching children arrive for classes at an Old Town elementary school and peeping into a nearby home this week.

Convicted burglar pleads guilty to stealing looted merchandise just 5 months after being released due to jail COVID concerns

October 27, 2021 CWBChicago

Convicted burglar Kevin Purdis was in jail on charges of stealing identities and burglary when a judge decided to release him when COVID arrived last year. Then the looting came. And, well, burglar’s gonna burgle.

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