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16-year-old charged with trying to carjack off-duty cop at gunpoint in Uptown

July 28, 2021 CWBChicago

Police have arrested a 16-year-old boy in connection with the attempted carjacking of an off-duty Chicago police officer in Uptown on Sunday evening.

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July 28, 2021 CWBChicago

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Another carjacking in West Rogers Park on Tuesday night brings; at least 9 hijackings in the area since last Monday

July 27, 2021 CWBChicago

Police are investigating another carjacking in West Rogers Park today. The neighborhood has been rocked by an intense series of carjackings that began on July 19.

Uptown man dies from injuries suffered in drive-by last week, medical examiner says

July 27, 2021 CWBChicago

One of two men who were shot in an Uptown drive-by last week has died from his injuries.

Off-duty cop opens fire on possible carjacker in Uptown; no injuries reported

July 26, 2021 CWBChicago

An off-duty Chicago police officer opened fire on a suspected carjacker who pointed a gun at him in Uptown on Sunday evening, according to a CPD report.

Police: Man shot while riding in car near Belmont Harbor (maybe)

July 25, 2021 CWBChicago

Police are investigating after an Uptown man claimed that he was shot while riding in a car on Lake Shore Drive near Belmont Harbor on Saturday afternoon.

2 injured, 1 critically, in Uptown drive-by

July 20, 2021 CWBChicago

Two men are hospitalized after a drive-by shooting in Uptown on Tuesday evening. One of the victims is critically wounded, police said.

Group of teens rob, batter victims in Edgewater and Uptown on Thursday morning

July 15, 2021 CWBChicago

A group of juveniles rollicked through Edgewater and Uptown on Thursday morning, robbing victims and apparently trying to steal a man’s car before leaving the area on a Red Line train.

Feds charge former Brennemann School principal with fraud; “At least $200,000” of CPS money stolen

July 14, 2021 CWBChicago

Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged the former principal of Joseph Brennemann Elementary School in Uptown with ten counts of wire fraud for allegedly embezzling money through an overtime payment scheme.

Uptown man accused of trying to sexually assault neighbor during home invasion faces new allegations

July 8, 2021 CWBChicago

An Uptown man who was charged in December with trying to sexually assault his neighbor during a home invasion also tried to sexually assault a woman in an Uptown bar three days later, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Package theft reimagined: Man’s accused of stealing entire Amazon delivery van in Uptown

July 7, 2021 CWBChicago

Lanel Lomack is charged with stealing an Amazon delivery driver’s cargo van in Uptown.

Two teenagers shot near Clarendon Park on Monday evening; one critical

July 5, 2021 CWBChicago

A 17-year-old boy is in critical condition and a 16-year-old girl is in good condition after they were shot near Clarendon Park in Uptown on Monday evening, police said.

3 charged after “large amount” of phones are found in car at Montrose Harbor

June 30, 2021 CWBChicago

Three people each face a single misdemeanor charge after police allegedly found a “large amount of cellphones” on the floor of their car near Montrose Harbor on Saturday morning.

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