Wicker Park Archives

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

February 6, 2021 7:26 AM 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.

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

February 4, 2021 7:45 PM CWBChicago

Armed carjackings were reported during daylight hours Thursday in Wicker Park and Lincoln Park, police said. Two more cases were reported in West Town. No arrests have been made.

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

January 29, 2021 6:26 AM CWBChicago

Armed carjackers fired shots at a rideshare driver in Wicker Park and took his car Thursday evening, police said. Another motorist was hijacked at almost exactly the same time.

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

January 21, 2021 12:29 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors say Armad Jones burglarized a Target store after-hours in Wicker Park. Then he allegedly returned four hours later to burglarize it again.

Guard exchanges gunfire with car thief in Wicker Park

January 19, 2021 6:52 AM CWBChicago

A Walgreens security guard exchanged gunfire Monday night with a man who stole his car, which he left running outside the Wicker Park store, according to a CPD report.

Up! Up! And Away! Carjacking reports are soaring even higher in 2021, CPD data shows

January 18, 2021 10:33 AM CWBChicago

As bad as Chicago’s carjacking problem was in 2020, it’s even worse so far in the new year, according to data from the Chicago Police Department.

5 more carjackings since Saturday afternoon in Wicker Park, Bucktown

January 17, 2021 12:29 PM CWBChicago

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

Prosecutors: Pink Line passenger endured 8-minute beating by 3 robbers

January 15, 2021 11:31 PM CWBChicago

We previously told you about the man, Quitone Nash, after he was charged with beating and carjacking a victim in Wicker Park on the day after Thanksgiving.

Uber, Lyft drivers are being carjacked by passengers in Wicker Park, police say

January 13, 2021 2:32 AM CWBChicago

At least three ride-hail service drivers have been carjacked recently in the Wicker Park area by people who ordered rides through the Uber and Lyft apps, according to a new community alert from Chicago police.

Whoops! Wicker Park burglar left his phone in victim’s apartment, prosecutors say

January 11, 2021 1:56 AM CWBChicago

Burglary is a pretty straight-forward concept. Go somewhere you don’t belong and take something valuable. Joshua Harris tried something a little different Saturday in Wicker Park, prosecutors say.

Chicago mayor’s motorcade racks up 8 red light and speed camera tickets in 5 weeks; currently owes $1,725 in fines

November 30, 2023 4:16 AM

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s motorcade cars have received 8 more citations in the past five weeks. They currently owe $1,725 for 19 outstanding tickets.

Serial burglar gets about 8 years for breaking into homes in Lakeview, West Town

November 30, 2023 3:03 AM

A man who already had an impressive history of burglary and theft has beefed up his resume by pleading guilty to committing five more burglaries in Lakeview and West Town last year.

Man gets 5 years for 15-minute beating of woman on CTA train

November 30, 2023 2:29 AM

Prosecutors said Bernard Hightower viciously kicked, jumped on, and body-slammed a 32-year-old woman during a 15-minute-long attack on a train in downtown Chicago in April 2021. Hightower has now been sentenced in the case: 5 years.