Roscoe Village Archives

3 overnight robberies may be linked in Roscoe Village, Logan Square, Belmont Cragin

November 22, 2023 10:36 AM CWBChicago

Three armed robberies reported in about 45 minutes on Wednesday morning may have been committed by the same group of men. Chicago police have not yet announced any arrests.

Man, 15-year-old charged with Tuesday morning burglary spree

November 9, 2023 6:29 PM CWBChicago

An 18-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy are charged with a host of felonies in connection with a wave of nighttime business burglaries this week, Chicago police said.

Man charged with setting Halloween decoration fire in Roscoe Village, decapitating holiday inflatables

October 25, 2023 11:23 AM CWBChicago

A Logan Square man is charged with setting fire to a Halloween display in Roscoe Village this month, Chicago police said.

Halloween arsonist is prowling North Side, Chicago cops warn in new community alert

October 17, 2023 9:58 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police issued a community alert on Tuesday morning to warn North Side residents about a serial arsonist who is setting fire to elaborate Halloween displays.

Serial arsonist is setting fire to Halloween displays on North Side, home badly burned overnight

October 16, 2023 6:35 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are on the hunt for a serial arsonist who is setting fire to Halloween decorations on the North Side.

Cellular store employees zip-tied, robbed downtown on Saturday morning

October 14, 2023 12:56 PM CWBChicago

Armed robbers stole over $50,000 worth of iPhones from a downtown Chicago cellular store on Saturday, restraining employees with zip ties. This follows an incident on Friday when another store was robbed, with one suspect arrested and another escaping. Chicago police had alerted stores about similar robberies.

Four 15-year-olds charged with robbery spree along the Brown Line

October 9, 2023 9:50 AM CWBChicago

A group of robbers rode the Brown Line across the North Side on Sunday afternoon, hopping off at stops along the way to rob nearby stores. Their luck ran out when Chicago cops moved in after the third holdup.

Cellular store robbers strike again in Roscoe Village as Chicago cops warn of emerging crime pattern

September 28, 2023 6:56 AM CWBChicago

After robbers targeted two cellular stores in as many days, Chicago police are warning similar businesses about an emerging crime pattern on the North Side.

DePaul students among several targeted in North Side robbery spree; more cases reported in Wicker Park, West Town

September 17, 2023 11:08 AM CWBChicago

A DePaul student and his girlfriend were maced and robbed near the school’s Lincoln Park campus, part of a 45-minute crime spree that swept across the North Side of Chicago overnight.

Roscoe Village neighbors detained armed car thief, police say

August 30, 2023 10:24 AM CWBChicago

Roscoe Village residents teamed up to help a 17-year-old neighbor detain an armed man who tried to steal his car on Tuesday evening, Chicago police say.

‘Refugee’ rode around on a Divvy, groping passersby, Chicago police report says (but his suburban arrests are even stranger)

November 28, 2023 7:43 PM

A man who claims to be a “refugee” was recently arrested after Chicago police officers allegedly saw him riding around on a Divvy bike and groping women as he passed by. The really weird part of this story, though, is what he previously pleaded guilty to doing in the suburbs.

11-year sentence for committing violent robbery on a CTA train in the Loop

November 28, 2023 7:09 PM

A Chicago man received an 11-year prison sentence after pleading guilty today to participating in a violent robbery on an Orange Line train in the Loop.

15-year-old robbed 11 people in 5-hour crime spree, Chicago police say

November 28, 2023 3:14 PM

Prosecutors have charged a 15-year-old boy with participating in an armed robbery spree that targeted 11 victims in one morning this summer, according to Chicago police.