Damn, we’ve got some good street cops around here. It’s always impressive to see what they can do when there are enough of them available to handle calls appropriately. We’d like to share this story from last night. A Lincoln Park mother’s nightmare came true overnight when she was awakened by the sound of three

Updating… Fourth robbery recorded now. Failed attempt at Halsted/Aldine…. Now recording our THIRD robbery in under an hour. Belmont Red Line this time. Exercise extreme caution tonight. 2 robberies within 60 seconds in the area of Clark/Sheffield/Roscoe/School. One victim has leg broken…. The criminals are out tonight. Details developing. At least one robbery. Details to

Hey, it’s Friday. Let’s loosen up a bit around here… TSA: On The Case! Wednesday, November 6, 3:22PM—The Transportation Security Administration asked 19th district police to check on the well-being of an employee who lives in the 700 block of Waveland. The TSA said that the employee “hasn’t been to work in three weeks” and

Neighboring businesses teamed up to help after a thief stole $200 from a mom & pop dry cleaner near Belmont and Sheffield this afternoon. Police were flagged down by employees of neighboring businesses at 12:55 and were quickly offered surveillance footage of the offender. According to an officer, the creep distracted an employee at the

Note: The complete police reports, as issued by the Chicago Police Department are on our Google Drive: Click Here. The highlighting was made by a third party. On at least two occasions last year, the Broadway Youth Center (BYC) actively obstructed Chicago Police Department efforts to identify and capture individuals wanted for violent beatings inside of

 Some light reading. From: ****** (****@howardbrown.org)Date: November 7, 2013 at 5:20:35 PM CSTSubject: Urgent request from the BYC!  Dear trusted friends and allies of the Broadway Youth Center, I am reaching out with an urgent request. BYC staff, youth, and community supporters request your attendance at a meeting on Monday, November 11 (7-9 PM) in

As CWB reported last week, a crew of shoplifters (okay, fine, a “flash mob”) hit the Sports Authority store at Clark and Barry on the afternoon of Saturday, November 2.  They made off with an estimated $2,000 worth of sports jackets. Now, CBS2 Chicago has posted video of the heist, which shows an employee being

Two Wrigleyville businesses were broken into overnight by offenders who busted through the shops’ glass doors. A third business in nearby Lake View was similarly struck around the same time. A glass repair service van sits behind Windy City Gyros this afternoon. The first sign of trouble came via an alarm from Windy City Gyros,

Well, well, well. Once again we see that the community simply cannot trust what its police department says. Credibility? Zilch. Through the floor. Rock bottom. At a neighborhood CAPS meeting last month, 19th district police Commander Elias Voulgaris had a “frank” discussion with residents. Among the “honest” things he said is that our district has

It was a rough couple of hours for some people who crossed paths with police officers in the neighborhood last night A resident in the 900 block of Cornelia called police after a stranger continuously knocked on her door, repeatedly tried to open her apartment door, and refused to leave. Officers encountered a 21-year-old Albany

Mark Thomas, a local businessman who has announced plans to run for alderman in the 44th ward, has started an online petition at MoveOn.org Thomas’ petition very specifically seeks replacement of the large number of police officers who have left the 19th district in the past year without being replaced. While the 19th district police

Police on patrol encountered a man who said he was battered by four men near the intersection of Clark and Aldine/School Street at 7:25 this evening. The officers caught up with the suspects, described only as male, black, and in their early 20’s, at Halsted and Buckingham moments later. Unfortunately, the alleged victim was gone

Three neighborhood meetings of interest are scheduled over the coming days. Attend as many as you like. Get involved and make yourself heard. CAPS MEETINGS Beats 1923, 1925, and 1934 (yellow on the map) meet Wednesday, November 6, at 7pm in the 19th district police station’s community room. Beats 1924 and 1933 (pink on the