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January 17, 2021

Robbery crew strikes 3 more times Friday afternoon as CPD issues alert

January 9, 2021 CWBChicago

Police said the group, which is sometimes armed, steals vehicles and uses them to go on crime sprees across the North Side and downtown. The team has also used stolen and hijacked vehicles to commit burglaries and other crimes in the suburbs, according to CPD.

Court report: A look at recent robbery sentences

December 2, 2020 CWBChicago

Here’s how some robbery cases that we previously told you about have concluded in court. The outcomes range from probation to six years.

Old Town hold-up linked to series of armed robberies, cops say

November 29, 2020 CWBChicago

Armed robbers who’ve pulled off a series of robberies downtown and in Lincoln Park struck again in Old Town, according to an alert from Area Three detectives. The hold-up crew fired shots during one daylight robbery near the Magnificent Mile earlier this month.

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.

Covert cops snare Old Town’s one-man crime wave following citizen tip

November 22, 2020 CWBChicago

Covert cops have arrested the one-man crime wave who is suspected of committing a series of robberies near Willow and Orchard streets in Old Town this week, police said Sunday.

One-man crime wave tried to rob another woman in Old Town yesterday

November 21, 2020 CWBChicago

A one-man crime wave has apparently pulled of two armed robberies, an apartment burglary and — now — tried to rob another woman in the same part of Old Town.

Old Town: Armed man mugs woman near dry cleaners he robbed Tuesday

November 20, 2020 CWBChicago

An armed man who robbed a Lincoln Park dry cleaners Tuesday and then confronted a woman in her apartment nearby returned to the area and robbed another woman Thursday evening, police believe.

Another Uber driver carjacked in Lincoln Park

November 15, 2020 CWBChicago

Police said a 37-year-old ride-hail driver was waiting in his car for a passenger when the two carjackers got into his back seat on the 400 block of West Roslyn around 10:45 p.m.

Second man charged with “straight-out gun battle” on Old Town street

November 14, 2020 CWBChicago

Valentino Russell is the second man to be charged with firing a gun during a wild gun battle on the 1300 block of North Hudson that left one person hospitalized this summer.

Man carjacked at gunpoint in Uptown as hijacking spree continues unabated

November 12, 2020 CWBChicago

A carjacker brandished a firearm and pushed a 34-year-old man to the ground after the victim parked his car in the 4400 block of North Greenview around 5:05 p.m. Thursday, said Officer Steve Rusanov, a CPD spokesperson.

Uber driver carjacked while waiting for passenger in Old Town, cops say

November 12, 2020 CWBChicago

The Uber driver was waiting for his passenger on the 1500 block of North Wells in Old Town when a gunman ordered him out of his vehicle, police said.

Burglary charges filed after man’s found unconscious with a bag of stolen mail, prosecutors say

November 11, 2020 CWBChicago

Patrick Slagel is charged with felony burglary after prosecutors said firemen found stolen mail and burglary tools in his bag during a medical run.

Another armed carjacking in Lincoln Park — 3rd incident since Sunday

November 4, 2020 CWBChicago

An Old Town man was carjacked at gunpoint Tuesday evening, police said. It’s the third such crime that police have recorded in Lincoln Park since Sunday.

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