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Source: Car linked to citywide robbery spree crashed, burned minutes after final heist, leaving passenger dead

June 6, 2021 CWBChicago

A car that police linked to a sweeping armed robbery spree that hit the city early Friday crashed and burst into flames moments after the last hold-up was reported, leaving one of its passengers dead at the scene.

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 gets 12 years for beating West Loop store clerk during robbery; attempted murder charges dropped

May 24, 2021 CWBChicago

A man who was facing attempted murder charges for allegedly beating a West Loop convenience store clerk with a garden tool during a robbery last year has pleaded guilty to lesser charges

Kansas woman charged with burglary, gun possession, and threatening cops with dirty toilet paper during Chicago detour

May 19, 2021 CWBChicago

The Kansas woman was allegedly caught red-handed as she opened packages inside a delivery truck while carrying a gun on Monday.

Suburban man charged with firing gun outside West Loop hotel

April 11, 2021 CWBChicago

A northwest suburban man will need to post $7,500 to get out of jail after prosecutors accused him of firing a gun outside a West Loop hotel early Sunday.

Police: Man in custody after shooting at group on West Loop street

April 11, 2021 CWBChicago

A suspect is in custody after he opened fire on a group of people outside a West Loop hotel overnight, according to a CPD report.

Auto burglar is actively welcoming restaurant diners back to Fulton Market

April 1, 2021 CWBChicago

Auto break-ins have been reported to police on at least six evenings since March 10 around the West Fulton Market restaurant strip.

Burglar is targeting businesses in West Loop and West Town, cops say

March 30, 2021 CWBChicago

A serial burglar is targeting commercial buildings and offices in the West Loop and West Town, according to a community alert from Chicago police

16-year-old charged with armed carjacking in West Loop

March 23, 2021 CWBChicago

A 16-year-old girl is charged with carjacking a woman at gunpoint in the West Loop on Monday evening, police said.

Robbery inside West Loop fitness center is part of crime pattern, cops say

March 15, 2021 CWBChicago

Chicago police issued a community alert for the West Loop on Monday night after detectives linked two recent robberies, including one that took place inside a fitness center, to the same offenders.

3 men, all on affordable bail, charged after Cadillac is taken from West Loop valet

March 7, 2021 CWBChicago

Three men, one on probation and all on affordable bail for pending felony cases, are facing gun and auto theft charges after one of them allegedly stole a Cadillac from a West Loop restaurant valet stand Saturday evening.

Women targeted in West Loop, West Town robberies

March 7, 2021 CWBChicago

Police are investigating another robbery reported in the West Loop on Saturday morning and one reported minutes earlier in West Town. The muggings follow two street robberies in the area on Friday night.

Armed robbers strike 3 times in 30 minutes Friday evening

March 6, 2021 CWBChicago

All of the hold-ups involved four armed offenders who traveled in two vehicles, according to CPD reports.

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