West Loop Archives

Man charged with burglarizing Loop sports bar during COVID-19 shutdown

April 1, 2020 CWBChicago

Jerry Brown allegedly burglarized Flight Club, 111 West Wacker, and then told police that he only went inside to use the bathroom. The restaurant-bar has been closed since March 15 due to COVID-19.

Two charged with West Loop armed carjacking, including one released from prison less than a week ago (for carjacking)

March 3, 2020 CWBChicago

Two men, including one who was released from prison for vehicular hijacking just one week ago, are charged with with carjacking a man in the West Loop on Sunday, police said.

Armed robbery, carjacking team targeting River North and West Loop, cops say

February 25, 2020 CWBChicago

Police said an armed robbery and carjacking crew has struck four times since last Wednesday in River North and the West Loop. And they may have robbed a man at gunpoint of his license plates on Monday.

New “person of interest” sought in connection with Feb. 5 shooting and robbery at UIC-Halsted Blue Line

February 17, 2020 CWBChicago

Police are now looking for a new “person of interest” in connection with the Feb. 5 shooting and robbery of a Blue Line passenger at UIC-Halsted.

Charges filed in Blue Line armed robbery and shooting

February 6, 2020 CWBChicago

Patrick Waldon is charged with shooting and robbing a passenger on the CTA Blue Line near UIC-Halsted, police said. Waldon is on parole for an armed robbery that he committed while on parole for yet another robbery.

Man shot out woman’s tire in West Loop road rage incident, cops say

January 23, 2020 CWBChicago

Devon Dortch is accused of shooting out a woman’s tire after she slammed into the back of his car on the 100 block of North Jefferson yesterday morning.

Man charged with violent carjackings in River North, West Loop this month

January 15, 2020 CWBChicago

Caleb Morales is charged with carjacking a physician in River North and forcing a family from their vehicle in the West Loop this month. Victims were injured in each incident, police said.

Prosecutors: Man brutally beat store clerk with garden tool in robbery that yielded bottles of Fireball and Tito’s vodka

January 8, 2020 CWBChicago

Prosecutors say Ricky Norman viciously beat a West Loop convenience store clerk with a weeding tool during a robbery that netted him a bottle of Fireball and a bottle of Tito’s Vodka.

Parolee escaped electronic monitoring to rob victims downtown, cops say

November 19, 2019 CWBChicago

Police say multiple robbery victims identified Devin Wilder as the man who held them up in the Loop and West Loop last Wednesday evening. Wilder was an escapee from electronic monitoring at the time.

Shots fired during West Loop carjacking

October 28, 2019 CWBChicago

The victim was standing near his minivan when two men demanded control of the vehicle and fired two shots, according to police and the victim.

Recent arrests in River North and the West Loop

October 6, 2019 CWBChicago

Here are some recent arrests made by Chicago police in the West Loop and River North neighborhoods.

Cops warn of Loop pickpocket team

September 28, 2019 CWBChicago

Chicago police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a pickpocket team that has been working the CTA train system downtown. Meanwhile, a prolific pickpocket who has two theft cases pending has been charged with stealing wallets from two more victims in and near the Loop.

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