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7 armed carjackings this week are linked to same crew, Chicago police say

April 26, 2023 7:42 PM CWBChicago

Detectives have linked a series of armed robberies and carjackings this week to the same crew of offenders, according to a community alert released by Chicago police.

20 cars burglarized in 2 days across North Side, police say

April 25, 2023 8:30 AM CWBChicago

A group of three or four males broke into at least 20 cars on the city’s North Side over the weekend, Chicago police said in a community alert Tuesday morning.

Armed men rob 3 convenience stores in 30 minutes

March 27, 2023 11:02 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating three armed robberies of 7-Eleven stores in under 30 minutes that occurred early Monday.

Woman attacked and robbed driver near Area Three police headquarters, prosecutors say

January 30, 2023 2:40 PM CWBChicago

A suburban woman is facing robbery charges after allegedly attacking a man and taking his phone as he parked his car in Roscoe Village, about a half-block from a major Chicago Police Department facility.

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January 29, 2023 3:49 PM CWBChicago

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Mail theft is ‘the new hustle in urban America’ expert warns as another mail carrier is robbed in Logan Square

January 3, 2023 6:17 AM CWBChicago

The US Postal Service in Chicago is badly compromised, with the mail system’s master keys now widely held in the hands of criminal organizations, an investigative source says.

Robberies and carjacking reported in North Center and Lincoln Square on Friday evening

December 3, 2022 6:20 AM CWBChicago

A woman was carjacked in North Center on Friday evening, just a few hours after two armed robberies were reported in Lincoln Square, according to Chicago police reports.

Gunmen carjack woman inside her Roscoe Village garage

December 2, 2022 11:30 AM CWBChicago

Two men carjacked a Roscoe Village woman at gunpoint after she parked in her garage on Thursday evening, Chicago police said.

Woman charged with carjacking driver in Roscoe Village nearly two years ago

November 10, 2022 3:03 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors on Thursday charged a Chicago woman with carjacking a driver in Roscoe Village nearly two years ago. The accused woman, Ariana Barrett-Washington, 22, was already facing charges for another hijacking in the suburbs nine days after the North Side incident.

Former Schubas, Lincoln Hall owner pleads guilty to illegally videotaping women in his home

October 18, 2022 6:22 PM CWBChicago

The now-removed owner of two popular North Side bars has pleaded guilty to illegally video-recording women in his Roscoe Village home. Michael Johnston, 39, was sentenced to two years of probation and 50 hours of community service by Judge Lawrence Flood.

Man robbed Loop hotel one day after they fired him: prosecutors say

June 8, 2023 4:38 AM

Prosecutors say a Chicago man robbed the JW Marriott Hotel one day after the company fired him.

#12: Man shot at, tried to kill Chicago cops while on parole and felony bail, prosecutors say

June 8, 2023 4:02 AM

On parole for two felony gun cases, on bond for allegedly possessing a stolen motor vehicle, and with a fresh gunshot wound in one arm, Earnest Lockett opened fire on a marked Chicago police squad car this week, prosecutors said.

6 weeks after hit-and-run driver killed a construction worker on Lake Shore Drive, friends are raising money, cops investigating

June 7, 2023 6:26 PM

Friends are trying to raise money for Kenny Hernandez, the road construction worker who was killed by a hit-and-run driver on Lake Shore Drive in April.