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Bucktown cellular store robbed at gunpoint; similar cases reported in Lakeview, West Town

May 25, 2022 CWBChicago

An armed man robbed a Bucktown cellular store at gunpoint on Tuesday evening, marking at least the third time in two weeks that a phone retailers have been similarly robbed. Earlier cases were reported in West Town last week and Lakeview on May 11.

West Town

Video shows men carjacking 64-year-old woman in River West this morning

April 28, 2022 CWBChicago

Two men carjacked a 64-year-old woman in River West on Thursday morning and a nearby surveillance video captured it all.

West Town

2 men, both on probation for gun charges, carjacked a couple at gunpoint in West Town, prosecutors say

April 28, 2022 CWBChicago

Two men, both on probation for felony gun violations, used a rifle and a handgun to carjack a couple in West Town on Monday, prosecutors said.

West Town

2 in custody after West Town carjacking

April 25, 2022 CWBChicago

Two people are in custody after armed men carjacked a driver in West Town overnight, according to preliminary information from police and Illinois State Police radio traffic.

West Town

Prosecutors hand a man two gifts: They didn’t charge him with carjacking and they didn’t tell the bond court judge about his pending Class X gun case

April 6, 2022 CWBChicago

A West Town carjacking victim said one of the hijackers had face tattoos visible through the opening of his mask. So, police were optimistic when they found a man with face tattoos visible through a face mask driving the woman’s hijacked car six hours later.

West Town

Man shot during argument at West Town recording studio, CPD report says

April 1, 2022 CWBChicago

Police are investigating after a man was shot inside a West Town recording studio Thursday evening, according to a CPD report.

Lincoln Park

Uh-oh. Armed men rob Home Depot of burglary tools

March 28, 2022 CWBChicago

Three armed men who robbed a Home Depot near Goose Island at gunpoint early Monday didn’t come for the money.

Andersonville

March carjackings up 58% compared to last year in Chicago; new cases reported in Loop, Uptown, Andersonville

March 24, 2022 CWBChicago

March carjackings are up 58% compared to last March with new cases reported Wednesday in the Loop, Uptown, and Andersonville.

West Town

Blech! Chicago police sergeant received ‘hair and dirt’ on her fast-food burger, CPD says

March 21, 2022 CWBChicago

An on-duty Chicago police sergeant said she received “hair and dirt” on the burger she ordered for lunch from a West Town fast food restaurant, CPD confirmed.

Bucktown

Police warn of another active carjacking pattern in Wicker Park, Bucktown

March 4, 2022 CWBChicago

Police have identified a carjacking pattern in Wicker Park, Bucktown, and West Town that involves a hijacker who gets into occupied vehicles with a handgun.

Bucktown

Armed robberies reported in Wicker Park, Bucktown, West Town this week

February 25, 2022 CWBChicago

Police are investigating a series of armed robberies that have been reported this week in Wicker Park, Bucktown, and West Town.

Edgewater

Police investigate Monday shootings in Edgewater, West Town

February 22, 2022 CWBChicago

Shootings left men injured in Edgewater on Monday afternoon and in West Town about two hours later, according to Chicago police.

West Town

Police investigate overnight shooting in West Town

February 21, 2022 CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating after a man was reportedly shot after exiting the Kennedy Expressway in West Town overnight.

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