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Old Town carjacking is linked to citywide hijacking team, but man caught driving the stolen car is only charged with misdemeanors

September 23, 2021 CWBChicago

The carjacking outside the Latin School of Chicago is linked to a series of violent carjackings across the city, but the man who was allegedly caught driving the stolen car is only charged with misdemeanors.

Driver carjacked near Clark and Diversey; second hijacking near intersection since Friday

September 22, 2021 CWBChicago

Armed men carjacked a driver near the intersection of Clark and Diversey in Lincoln Park on Tuesday evening., police said. It’s the second hijacking in the immediate area since Friday. And

Police investigate 2 shootings in West Loop

September 21, 2021 CWBChicago

Police are investigating two separate shooting incidents reported in the West Loop late Monday and early Tuesday. No

Robbery victim chased gunmen’s car from Lincoln Park to the Loop, police say

September 18, 2021 CWBChicago

A man who was robbed after walking out of a Lincoln Park bank on Friday morning got into his car and chased the offenders all the way to the Loop before the robbers bailed out of their car and ran away on foot, police said

Armed robbery and carjacking wave rolls through Bucktown and Wicker Park

September 14, 2021 CWBChicago

Police are investigating at least eight armed robberies and carjackings around Bucktown and Wicker Park — including three that have bee reported on a single block since Friday.

Man, 78, carjacked inside Lincoln Park, police say

August 12, 2021 CWBChicago

Two armed men carjacked a 78-year-old man inside Lincoln Park on Thursday morning, police said.

Mass shooting in Old Town linked to recent rideshare carjackings, source says

August 10, 2021 CWBChicago

A shooting that left four people injured in Old Town on Monday has been linked to two armed carjackings of rideshare drivers that unfolded Friday on the Magnificent Mile and in West Town, according to a source.

Cops link 2 Noble Square robberies to 4-man crew

August 8, 2021 CWBChicago

Police have linked two recent armed robberies in Noble Square to a group of four men who traveled in a white or cream-colored SUV.

Men who carjacked Uber driver on Mag Mile hijacked another Uber driver in West Town, too

August 7, 2021 CWBChicago

The carjacking crew that targeted an Uber driver along the Magnificent Mile on Friday morning carjacked another Uber driver about 90 minutes earlier in West Town, according to Chicago police.

Man shot dead in West Town hours after celebrating his 34th birthday

August 2, 2021 CWBChicago

Police are investigating after a man was fatally shot in the back on a West Town sidewalk early Monday. The victim turned 34-years-old on Sunday.

Man sexually abuses woman near Grand Blue Line, police say

July 30, 2021 CWBChicago

A woman was grabbed and sexually abused by a man as she walked from a West Town convenience store on Thursday evening.

Armed robbers strike 5 times in under an hour across River North, West Loop

July 28, 2021 CWBChicago

A group of assailants committed five armed robberies in under an hour Tuesday evening in River North, the West Loop, and nearby neighborhoods, according to CPD reports.

Off-duty cop opens fire on possible carjacker in Uptown; no injuries reported

July 26, 2021 CWBChicago

An off-duty Chicago police officer opened fire on a suspected carjacker who pointed a gun at him in Uptown on Sunday evening, according to a CPD report.

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Old Town carjacking is linked to citywide hijacking team, but man caught driving the stolen car is only charged with misdemeanors

Driver carjacked near Clark and Diversey; second hijacking near intersection since Friday

Police investigate 2 shootings in West Loop

Robbery victim chased gunmen’s car from Lincoln Park to the Loop, police say

Armed robbery and carjacking wave rolls through Bucktown and Wicker Park

Man, 78, carjacked inside Lincoln Park, police say

Mass shooting in Old Town linked to recent rideshare carjackings, source says

Cops link 2 Noble Square robberies to 4-man crew

Men who carjacked Uber driver on Mag Mile hijacked another Uber driver in West Town, too

Man shot dead in West Town hours after celebrating his 34th birthday

Man sexually abuses woman near Grand Blue Line, police say

Armed robbers strike 5 times in under an hour across River North, West Loop

Off-duty cop opens fire on possible carjacker in Uptown; no injuries reported

8-time felon accused of shooting at cop in Rogers Park is held without bail

Social media is to blame for River North’s violent crime “perception,” local police commander says

3 pups missing after thief steals doggy daycare’s transport van in Lakeview

Old Town carjacking is linked to citywide hijacking team, but man caught driving the stolen car is only charged with misdemeanors

Prosecutors charge man with murdering woman in expressway shooting — while on felony bond