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Woman carjacked in Wicker Park, police say

April 15, 2021 CWBChicago

Two hijackers used a baseball bat to break a woman’s car window and then forced the victim and her 2-year-old daughter from the vehicle in Wicker Park on Wednesday night, police said.

10-year sentence for man who robbed Lakeview woman after meeting her at Wicker Park bar

April 5, 2021 CWBChicago

A man with a long, violent criminal history has been sentenced to 10-years in prison for robbing a Lakeview woman who invited him to her home after they met at a Wicker Park bar in April 2017.

Wicker Park: Man attacks restaurant worker with knife, steals nearby moving truck

March 18, 2021 CWBChicago

A Wicker Park restaurant worker was attacked from behind by a knife-wielding man who is also suspected of stealing a residential moving truck nearby, Chicago police said.

Prosecutors: 2 men stole truckload of dry cleaning in Streeterville

March 4, 2021 CWBChicago

People will steal anything if it’s not nailed down, the old saying goes. Even a truck full of dry cleaning, apparently.

Armed carjacking and ATM theft team strikes 12 businesses overnight as FBI joins the hunt

February 28, 2021 CWBChicago

A prolific group of criminals specializing in armed carjackings and ATM burglaries targeted at least 12 businesses overnight just days after the FBI announced that they are getting involved in CPD’s pursuit of the crew.

Source: Carjacking attempt, shooting linked to ATM burglary crew; 17-year-old in custody

February 24, 2021 CWBChicago

The gunman who shot a driver during a carjacking attempt in Logan Square is linked to a weeks-long series of ATM thefts and business burglaries, a source said.

Burglary and ATM theft crew strikes again. 7 businesses targeted in two waves of break-ins today and yesterday

February 24, 2021 CWBChicago

Investigators believe the men are responsible for a series of similar sprees across the North Side in recent weeks.

Man pleads guilty to brutal Wicker Park attack — and gets out of prison on the day he arrived

February 9, 2021 CWBChicago

The man who was accused of beating, robbing, and trying to sexually assault a woman he followed from the Damen Blue Line station in December 2017 has reached a plea deal.

Carjackers shoot at woman during afternoon hijacking in West Town, cops say

February 8, 2021 CWBChicago

Carjackers fired shots at a woman as they hijacked her SUV in West Town on Monday afternoon. And, police say, another woman was carjacked in Wicker Park on Sunday night. Here are the details:

3 Lyft drivers carjacked in 2 hours around Wicker Park, Bucktown, West Town

February 6, 2021 CWBChicago

Three different Lyft drivers were carjacked at gunpoint in about two hours Friday evening by people who ordered rides in Bucktown, Wicker Park, and West Town, according to police reports. None of the drivers was injured. The hijackings may be related.

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Woman carjacked in Wicker Park, police say

10-year sentence for man who robbed Lakeview woman after meeting her at Wicker Park bar

Wicker Park: Man attacks restaurant worker with knife, steals nearby moving truck

Prosecutors: 2 men stole truckload of dry cleaning in Streeterville

Armed carjacking and ATM theft team strikes 12 businesses overnight as FBI joins the hunt

Source: Carjacking attempt, shooting linked to ATM burglary crew; 17-year-old in custody

Burglary and ATM theft crew strikes again. 7 businesses targeted in two waves of break-ins today and yesterday

Man pleads guilty to brutal Wicker Park attack — and gets out of prison on the day he arrived

Carjackers shoot at woman during afternoon hijacking in West Town, cops say

3 Lyft drivers carjacked in 2 hours around Wicker Park, Bucktown, West Town

Carjackings in Lincoln Park, Wicker Park, and West Town on Thursday

Shots fired, rideshare driver carjacked in Wicker Park; Second driver hijacked nearby

Hapless thief charged with burglarizing Wicker Park Target store twice in one night

#16: Man chased down and killed victim while on electronic monitoring for gun case, prosecutors say

Rogers Park police station struck by gunfire Sunday morning

3 charged in separate robberies on CTA trains in Loop, Old Town, and near Mag Mile

Prosecutors: Near North Side man entered apartment, spooned and fondled 2 women

City files “nuisance” complaint against downtown hotel, alleging guns, crime, and packed elevators