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Man charged with robbing high school students at knifepoint on CTA train

September 25, 2021 CWBChicago

Prosecutors on Saturday charged a man with robbing two teenagers at knifepoint as they road a CTA train home from school this month.

Shoplifting mobs are raiding everything from high-end boutiques to your local Walgreens, escaping with merchandise worth thou$ands

September 22, 2021 CWBChicago

A sometimes violent shoplifting team has repeatedly raided high-end retailers to steal expensive purses along the Magnificent Mile, Oak Street, and Rush Street this month, according to several police reports.

4 shootings leave 5 injured, 1 dead between South Loop and Lincoln Park

September 17, 2021 CWBChicago

Police are investigating a string of shootings that left one man dead and five others injured between the South Loop and Lincoln Park since Thursday night. No arrests have been made.

3 in custody after groups rob Divvy biker and another man downtown

September 7, 2021 CWBChicago

Three suspects are in custody after a man was beaten and robbed in the Loop early Tuesday, police said. Another man was robbed of his Divvy bike Monday evening.

Please hold: Downtown police district has been staffed by just 18 cops on recent evening shifts, schedules show

July 21, 2021 CWBChicago

Recent schedules for the 1st Police District show some shifts are being handled with just 18 district cops on the street.

Tuesday carjackings: West Loop, South Loop, West Town

June 30, 2021 CWBChicago

Carjackings were reported Tuesday in the West Loop, South Loop, and West Town as hijacking reports continue to rise.

Voila! CPD names new downtown police commander — hours after we revealed their questionable temporary replacement

June 24, 2021 CWBChicago

About three days after Chicago police leaders assigned a commander with questionable priorities to temporarily lead the downtown police district, the department named a permanent replacement.

Armed men rob an entire family near Magnificent Mile; Group has struck many times this week, source says

June 16, 2021 CWBChicago

Men armed with three guns robbed an entire family near the Magnificent Mile on Tuesday evening. It’s part of a large crime pattern that stretches from Old Town to the South Loop.

15 armed robberies in 9 hours overnight as CPD again orders detectives to sit in cars rather than investigate crimes

June 4, 2021 CWBChicago

Groups of armed robbers committed at least 15 hold-ups across between Thursday evening and Friday morning — just hours before CPD’s robbery detectives will be ordered to sit on street corners rather than investigate crimes.

Man shot while driving on LSD near Field Museum, police say

May 30, 2021 CWBChicago

A 20-year-old Maywood man was shot in the face as he drove on Lake Shore Drive near the Field Museum early Sunday, police said.

Prosecutors: Man burglarized South Loop cellular store while wearing t-shirt encouraging people to “Be Kind”

May 13, 2021 CWBChicago

Prosecutors say Andrew Panico burglarized a South Loop cellular store in broad daylight while wearing a rainbow-colored sport coat and wearing a t-shirt that encourages people to “BE KIND.”

Police investigate shooting in South Loop apartment

April 22, 2021 CWBChicago

A South Loop man told police that three men came into his apartment early Thursday and fired guns, leaving him with a graze wound to his chin, according to CPD.

4 arrested, 2 guns recovered after armed robbery on Roosevelt Red Line platform

April 11, 2021 CWBChicago

Four suspects are in custody and police recovered two guns after a woman was robbed on the Roosevelt Red Line platform Sunday evening.

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