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On bail for stealing and reselling booze from Target, Chicago man stole another $1,200 worth of booze from Target this week: prosecutors

January 14, 2023 6:02 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a Chicago man on bail for allegedly operating a criminal financial crimes enterprise that involved reselling bottles of liquor he stole from Target stores returned to the company’s West Loop location this week and stole liquor again. Twice.

Armed crews are carjacking victims, targeting people at bank ATMs from Wicker Park to the Lower West Side, Chicago police reports say

January 11, 2023 8:32 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are trying to track down an armed robbery and carjacking crew that has been working the city between Wicker Park and the Lower West Side over the past week.

Boy, 17, charged with carjacking woman in West Loop

January 11, 2023 9:21 AM CWBChicago

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with aggravated vehicular hijacking for a West Loop crime that was caught on video, according to Chicago police.

3 juveniles charged with Friday carjacking spree in Gold Coast, West Town; adult faces gun charge

January 8, 2023 2:20 PM CWBChicago

Three juveniles are charged with committing a string of armed carjackings during a spree Friday afternoon in the Gold Coast and West Town, Chicago police said. An 18-year-old man who allegedly ran from one of the hijacked vehicles as police moved in faces a felony gun charge, but he is not accused of carjacking anyone.

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On bail for stealing and reselling booze from Target, Chicago man stole another $1,200 worth of booze from Target this week: prosecutors

Armed crews are carjacking victims, targeting people at bank ATMs from Wicker Park to the Lower West Side, Chicago police reports say

Boy, 17, charged with carjacking woman in West Loop

3 juveniles charged with Friday carjacking spree in Gold Coast, West Town; adult faces gun charge

4 arrested, guns recovered after hijackers strike in Gold Coast and West Loop

Carjackers strike 3 times in 70 minutes in West Loop, Near North Side

West Loop hotel valet carjacked at gunpoint, another hijacking reported in Logan Square

Man ran from hijacked car, hid in a dumpster behind Chicago police dispatch headquarters, prosecutors say

No bail for man accused of murdering gang rival outside Chicago bus terminal

Woman found fatally shot on West Loop street