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Armed men rob 14-year-old in Ravenswood

January 21, 2023 CWBChicago

Armed men robbed a 14-year-old boy as he walked in Ravenswood on Friday afternoon, according to Chicago police.

1 charged after woman is carjacked in Ravenswood

December 16, 2022 CWBChicago

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with carjacking a woman at gunpoint in Ravenswood on Thursday evening, Chicago police said.

4 robbery suspects in custody after fiery crash on Chicago’s North Side

December 12, 2022 CWBChicago

A carload of suspected armed robbers committed a series of holdups in Bucktown and the North Side, then crashed into a truck in Lincoln Square as Chicago police officers closed in on them Monday morning. Four suspects are in custody after running from the flaming wreckage, and police recovered at least two firearms.

Hate crime charges filed against man who allegedly attacked gay couple in Ravenswood

October 29, 2022 CWBChicago

A Chicago man who allegedly attacked a gay couple as they walked home from a night out in Ravenswood last month has been charged with committing a felony hate crime.

Cab driver accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting passenger gets probation

August 12, 2022 CWBChicago

A cab driver who was accused of kidnapping a female passenger for three hours and sexually assaulting her in Lincoln Park pleaded guilty this week to one count of criminal sexual abuse causing bodily harm in exchange for a sentence of two years of probation.

ATM burglars strike again in Lakeview, West Loop

April 3, 2022 CWBChicago

A burglary crew is stealing ATMs from locations across the city, and their most recent targets are a Lakeview currency exchange and a West Loop restaurant, according to police and a CPD report.

ATM break-ins in Ravenswood, Kenwood early Friday are strangely similar

April 1, 2022 CWBChicago

Groups of armed men tried to force their way into ATMs on opposite sides of the city early Friday. Police are now trying to determine if the crimes are connected.

#68: Twice-convicted gun offender fired shots, threatened hospital guards while on bond for felony gun case, prosecutors say

March 5, 2022 CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a twice-convicted gun offender was on bond for a pending Class X felony gun case when he threatened a Swedish Hospital security guard with a pistol and fired shots in the hospital parking lot, narrowly missing a bystander.

2 arrested after robbers take woman’s car in Edgewater on Monday night

February 1, 2022 CWBChicago

Two suspects are in custody after they robbed a woman and stole her car in Edgewater late Monday.

Robberies reported in Boystown, Ravenswood this weekend

January 31, 2022 CWBChicago

A man fought off two robbers who then brandished a gun in Boystown on Sunday night, police said. Separately, detectives are investigating a robbery in Ravenswood in which three men mugged a woman and stole her car Saturday evening.

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.

Armed carjackers strike 4 times in 30 minutes across North Side

October 4, 2021 CWBChicago

Armed men carjacked three drivers and tried to carjack a fourth during a 30-minute crime spree Sunday night across Lakeview, Roscoe Village, and Ravenswood, police said. No arrests have been made.

Victim OK, man detained after shooting in North Center

August 24, 2021 CWBChicago

A 25-year-old is in good condition and a suspect is in custody after a shooting in Lincoln Square on Tuesday afternoon.

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