West Ridge Archives

Woman shot during robbery on Far North Side; Carjackers shoot at second woman nearby

October 4, 2020 8:06 PM Tim Hecke

Investigators are working to determine if the men who shot and robbed a woman on the Far North Side early Sunday are also responsible for a nearby carjacking attempt minutes earlier in which two offenders shot out a motorist’s rear window. Here’s what we know so far:

West Ridge carjacker tracked down in Old Town thanks to victim’s GPS app, prosecutors say

September 28, 2020 8:45 AM Tim Hecke

A West Ridge woman used her stolen car’s GPS tracker to help cops find her vehicle, and the man who carjacked it early Sunday morning, prosecutors said.

They robbed a man together in 2018 — now, they’re accused of pulling off a carjacking together, too

September 22, 2020 5:32 PM Tim Hecke

Two men who received luxurious plea deals after they robbed a man on the Far North Side in 2018 are now charged with carjacking a man together in Lincoln Park.

Armed robbery crew attacks, robs 2 men on Far North Side

July 30, 2020 2:23 PM Tim Hecke

An armed robbery crew battered attacked two men in separate hold-ups on the city’s Far North Side on Wednesday evening, according to police records. No arrests have been made.

Grubhub driver charged with Lakeview hit-and-run never received a driver’s license, police say

May 18, 2020 10:02 PM Tim Hecke

Aamir Mohammed struck a woman with his car following a dispute over social distancing at Ms. T’s Southern Fried Chicken in Boystown, prosecutors said.

Group of bicyclists robbing people in Rogers Park, West Ridge, cops say

May 5, 2020 10:20 AM Tim Hecke

Police said groups of bicyclists attacked and robbed two men in Rogers Park and West Ridge during April.

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More carjackings reported as police promise crackdown: “The criminal justice system has to get serious about how they deal with some of these juveniles.”

February 22, 2020 9:53 AM Tim Hecke

Chicago police will reconstitute a multi-agency task force to reverse a rise in carjackings this year. On Friday evening, a 72-year-old man was punched and robbed of his car in the latest hijacking.

Wild: Armed robbery crew pulls off 3 carjackings, 3 armed robberies in less than 5 hours, cops believe

February 20, 2020 7:10 AM Tim Hecke

The armed men started with a carjacking on the Far North Side, then moved to the Gold Coast, Loop, South Loop, and — police believe — Fulton Market and River North.

“Lifelong criminal” charged with 2015 murders in Rogers Park, West Ridge

November 15, 2019 8:48 AM Tim Hecke

Harvey Pitts committed his first violent crime at the age of 14 and collected eleven convictions by the age of 23, according to federal prosecutors.

Fight between Venezuelan, Afghan high schoolers was the result of ‘cultural differences,’ not a hate crime, alderwoman claims

October 1, 2023 10:06 PM

Venezuelan students attacked with a baseball bat were involved in “cultural differences” with Afghan students, Rogers Park alderwoman says.

Bad luck: Man shot in Humboldt Park faces felony charge after Chicago cops allegedly found a gun under his body

October 1, 2023 4:14 PM

A Humboldt Park man faces a felony charge after Chicago cops who found him shot allegedly discovered a handgun under his body.

Car burglar arrested in Lincoln Park after cops mistook altercation for a robbery: CPD

October 1, 2023 3:19 PM

When neighbors and Chicago cops saw a masked man and a group of people having an altercation in Lincoln Park early Saturday morning, everyone thought a robbery was in progress.