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An armed robbery crew is working River North and Old Town, police warn

April 14, 2022 CWBChicago

Police are warning about an armed robbery crew that has struck three times over the past week — once in Old Town and twice in River North.

Parolee shot and robbed the president of a charity that ‘works to reduce recidivism among parolees,’ prosecutor says

March 18, 2022 CWBChicago

Paroled robber Curtis Edgleston robbed and repeatedly shot the president of a charity that “works to reduce recidivism among parolees by developing life skills and providing job opportunities,” prosecutors said.

15-year-old is charged with carjacking woman in Old Town

March 2, 2022 CWBChicago

A 15-year-old boy was charged yesterday with carjacking a woman in Old Town on December 2, police said.

Cops seek suspect in Brown Line train robbery

February 3, 2022 CWBChicago

Chicago police on Thursday released surveillance images of a suspect who is wanted for allegedly robbing a Brown Line passenger on the North Side last week.

Kicked out of Jewel-Osco bar, concealed carry holder shot another patron who tried to defuse the situation, prosecutors say (but he’s not charged with shooting anyone)

February 2, 2022 CWBChicago

A concealed carry holder shot another bar patron behind an Old Town grocery store, prosecutors said, but he’s only charged with misdemeanors as police continue their investigation.

Suspect in custody after “innocent bystander” is shot outside Old Town grocery store

January 30, 2022 CWBChicago

Detectives are questioning a suspect after a man was shot in an alley behind an Old Town grocery store on Sunday afternoon.

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January 29, 2022 CWBChicago

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Alleged Old Town carjacker escaped electronic monitoring, fled to Nebraska, had 2 kids, and touched up his face tats while he was away

January 22, 2022 CWBChicago

Camron King has been very busy since he allegedly escaped electronic monitoring while charged with carjacking a woman in Old Town.

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An armed robbery crew is working River North and Old Town, police warn

Parolee shot and robbed the president of a charity that ‘works to reduce recidivism among parolees,’ prosecutor says

15-year-old is charged with carjacking woman in Old Town

Cops seek suspect in Brown Line train robbery

Kicked out of Jewel-Osco bar, concealed carry holder shot another patron who tried to defuse the situation, prosecutors say (but he’s not charged with shooting anyone)

Suspect in custody after “innocent bystander” is shot outside Old Town grocery store

Protected: Members Only: Old Town annual crime statistics 2013 – 2021

Alleged Old Town carjacker escaped electronic monitoring, fled to Nebraska, had 2 kids, and touched up his face tats while he was away

Nightclub-trolling, ID-stealing woman heads to prison after pleading guilty to 6 felonies

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

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

Woman carjacked in Old Town

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

Gunman kills 2, injures 3 in the Loop overnight; a mass shooting on the same block injured 4 in May

Man gets 20 years for sexually assaulting a woman he followed from Morse Red Line station

Pair charged with beating, robbing victims at Belmont Red Line station claimed to be “too intoxicated” to remember what happened: prosecutors

2 men caught stealing rental cars at Midway garage amassed 5 carjacking convictions in the past 18 months as juveniles: prosecutors

Man radioed fake “10-1” police emergency as hundreds of teens converged on the Belmont CTA station Monday, prosecutors say