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Cops seek armed robbery crew that fired shots during 3 hold-ups early Sunday

October 5, 2020 5:48 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police today determined that an armed robbery crew is responsible for three violent hold-ups on the Far North Side early Sunday. The offenders fired a gun during two of the robberies, and one of the victims was shot in her arm.

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

October 4, 2020 8:06 PM CWBChicago

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 CWBChicago

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 CWBChicago

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 CWBChicago

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 CWBChicago

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 CWBChicago

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 CWBChicago

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 CWBChicago

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 CWBChicago

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.

West Ridge

Cops seek armed robbery crew that fired shots during 3 hold-ups early Sunday

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fugitive who killed himself as marshals moved in had escaped federal electronic monitoring in 2025: source

3 finalists to be Chicago’s top cop will be selected Thursday

15th person accused of Chicago murder or attempted murder while on felony release this year

Man gets 12 years for robbing Facebook Marketplace users in Chicago

Rapper whose release party preceded Chicago’s worst mass shooting of all time gets 2-year prison sentence — for gun possession