Roscoe Village

The suspect is seen outside a Roscoe Village restaurant minutes before he robbed a nearby bank. | FBI A man who was seen praying with a prop skull on a Roscoe Village restaurant patio Tuesday morning later robbed a nearby bank and told the cashier, “Tell the police Rico did it!” Police said that around

Police work may seem like a thankless job sometimes. Today, the Roscoe Village Neighbors Association (RVN) hopes to do something about that. The North Side group has declared this “Roscoe Village Police Appreciation Day.” Volunteers from the neighborhood are serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner to the 280 police officers who will be working in the

Approximate locations of four robberies listed in the community alert A series of armed robberies in the 19th (Town Hall) Police District over the past few days have prompted Chicago police to issue a community alert for the area. Detectives typically issue alerts when they believe a series of crimes are the work of a

| ConcealedCarry.com A series of carjackings over the past five days has prompted Chicago police to issue an alert for residents of the 19th (Town Hall) police district. Community alerts are generally released when detectives believe a series of crimes have been committed by the same offender or group. The alert lists three carjackings in

Two suspects (standing) distracted customers and the bartender while the man seated bottom right stole a customer’s wallet from the bar, a local resident said. | Provided Three thieves leaving Four Treys | Provided Roscoe Village’s friendly neighborhood taps have had some unwelcome guests in the past few days, residents say. A theft crew has

Approximate locations of this morning’s hold-ups. Four robberies were reported in just over an hour through Lakeview, Lincoln Park, and Roscoe Village early today. No one is in custody and all of the hold-ups may be related. Police said that just after midnight, two men displayed a handgun and tried to rob another man in

White A Roscoe Village burglar might have gotten away with the crime if he hadn’t stopped to enjoy two bottles of the victim’s booze. A 47-year-old woman called cops to her home in the 2100 block of West Cornelia after she discovered that a stranger was inside her house with the doors locked around 8:45

Wang (inset) was arrested by undercover officers at Lily Spa, 2050 West Belmont, police said. | Google; CPD A Roscoe Village massage parlor worker offered sexual favors in exchange for $30 according to an undercover cop who visited the salon in a covert role following complaints from neighbors. The officer paid $45 in marked bills

A group of men who stole a car that was left running on the street near Roscoe Village early Saturday pulled a gun on the car’s owner when he confronted them several blocks away, police said. The 33-year-old victim said he left his car running but locked in the 3100 block of North Damen around

Detectives released a community alert and jarring surveillance images of a Roscoe Village nail salon robbery late last night. We reported on the crime just three hours after it unfolded at the 2X10 Nail Salon, 2112 West Roscoe around 11:40 a.m. on December 1. Two gunmen seen here rounded up four cellphones and took money

UPDATE 7:30 AM DECEMBER 12: Police say 20-year-old Kemar Matthews-Hill of South Chicago and an unnamed 17-year-old female juvenile have each been charged with one felony count of armed robbery with a handgun in connection with the incident on Grace. UPDATE 3:40PM DECEMBER 14: Judge Michael Clancy set bail at $50,000. Matthews-Hill | Chicago Police

UPDATE 12:53AM DECEMBER 12: Go HERE for a full update including video of the stolen cars leaving the area and info on a third robbery nearby. Our original story follows. ————— Cops are on the hunt after two carjackings were reported just minutes apart near Roscoe Village on Monday evening. Investigators believe the same crew