Roscoe Village

Approximate locations of three armed robberies reported in the 19th Police District on Sunday Despite the arrests of two suspected robbery crews in Lincoln Park and Lakeview since Friday, an unusual number of armed robbery reports have continued to stream in around the Lakeview, Roscoe Village, and North Center area on Sunday. Here are some

Police believe a two-man burglary team is posting as city workers or contractors to gain access to homes in Roscoe Village and Lakeview. Two similar cases have been reported to police since Friday. On Friday afternoon, a Lakeview woman called police to report that her daughter and a friend were home in the 4100 block

Rigoberto Estremera Jr and a surveillance image of the robber. | CPD; FBI A 38-year-old Chicago man succeeded in taking $141,000 from a Roscoe Village bank during a take-over robbery on September 18th, according to federal prosecutors. But the FBI had little trouble tracking him down because he left his personalized construction helmet nearby and

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