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5 more carjackings since Saturday afternoon in Wicker Park, Bucktown

January 17, 2021 CWBChicago

The hijackings come just three days after Chicago police warned about a pattern of Uber and Lyft drivers being carjacked in the area.

Armed carjackings reported in Gold Coast, Lincoln Park, Edgewater, West Town

January 13, 2021 CWBChicago

Armed carjackers stole five cars in four separate crimes stretching from the Gold Coast to West Town and Lincoln Park to Edgewater on Tuesday evening.

Police again warn of robbery pattern in West Loop, West Town

December 20, 2020 CWBChicago

Police issued another robbery alert for the West Loop and West Town after two more women were robbed this week.

Violent robbers targeting women in West Loop, West Town, cops say

December 12, 2020 CWBChicago

One or two men are striking up conversations with women who are walking alone, then the offenders throw the victims to the ground and take their purses.

Records: Alleged robber slain near Goose Island mugged another man almost exactly 3 years earlier

December 8, 2020 CWBChicago

Adan Delgado was shot to death moments after he reportedly shot another man during a robbery attempt near Goose Island on Sunday.

Cops detangling double-shooting that left man dead in reported robbery

December 6, 2020 CWBChicago

A man told police that he was shot during a robbery attempt, then heard gunshots as he ran away. Cops later found a man fatally shot at the alleged robbery location.

Man shot while driving in West Town

December 4, 2020 CWBChicago

A man is recovering this morning after someone shot him as he waited for a red light to change in West Town on Thursday night, police said. No arrests have been made.

Contractor carjacked near Goose Island on Wednesday morning

December 2, 2020 CWBChicago

The victim told police that an armed man approached him as he sat in his white Chevy Tahoe on the 800 block of North Lessing around 8:45 a.m.

Records: Man accused of shooting at cops on Far North Side was acquitted of gun charge last summer

November 29, 2020 CWBChicago

Attempted murder charges were filed Sunday against a reputed gang member who allegedly fired shots at a Chicago cop who approached him on the Far North Side this weekend.

At least 5 carjacking attempts Sunday as city hijackings soar 125%

November 23, 2020 CWBChicago

Between 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, at least five drivers reported that carjackers tried to take their vehicles in River North, near Goose Island, West Town, Uptown, and Lincoln Square.

Wicker Park: Cops seek hit-and-run driver who struck pedestrian

November 13, 2020 CWBChicago

A hit-and-run collision left a pedestrian seriously injured in Wicker Park on Tuesday evening. Now, investigators have released images of the vehicle that was involved.

Armed robberies reported minutes apart in Wicker Park, West Town

November 5, 2020 CWBChicago

Police are investigating a pair of armed robberies that unfolded minutes apart Wednesday evening in Wicker Park and West Town. The hold-ups may have been committed by the same men.