After enjoying 48 hours of peace and quiet yesterday morning, we begged everyone to keep it quiet so we don’t jinx it. Too late. Friday night into this morning was another unmitigated disaster, with at least SEVEN robberies reported in Wrigleyville, Boystown, and adjacent Lake View. • Two beatings/robberies. • Four robberies at gunpoint, including

A man was robbed at gunpoint on Halsted Street as bar hoppers enjoyed Friday night’s final hour of bar service. Officers responded to 3349 N. Halsted, the location of Boystown’s legendary video bar, Sidetrack at 1:25 this morning. There, a victim reported that two males, black, one armed with a black handgun, took his cell

A wave of three robberies at gunpoint and one strong arm robbery swept through Wrigleyville and the Southport corridor overnight. In one case, a witness who saw another man being robbed was subsequently victimized by two offenders who splintered off to rob him, too. 3 robberies with handguns, one robbery/beating, and one arrestlocation are plotted

At 2:20AM, police responded to the 400 block of Briar Street, where a man who had been drinking was beaten and robbed of his phone and $200 cash. The victim said he was punched in the head and robbed by a male, black, 6-feet tall, 160 pounds, wearing black clothing, who fled westbound on Briar

Details of one area robbery were released by the city this morning: Case: HW441842 Date: Fri, 06 Sep 2013 7:30PMBlock: 1000 W ADDISON STClassification: ROBBERY STRONGARM – NO WEAPONLocation: SIDEWALK The CWB Daily Ticker is a dashboard of the most up-to-date robbery statistics possible for our neighborhood over the past year, 5 years, and 10

UPDATE: A full report on these incidents is now online 2 @ Roscoe/Southport, 1 @ Roscoe/Seminary. Use caution.

A Lake View woman was robbed at knifepoint in her garage as her 2-year-old child looked on shortly after 9PM Friday evening. The offender broke out the woman’s car window in the process of robbing the victim of her cash. The drama unfolded in the alley behind the 1500 block of Byron Street. After the

19th District Police Commander Elias Voulgaris has taken a stand on an issue that has caused problems for some of our neighbors. We are pleased to support the commander’s efforts. Thank you for stepping up, sir. According to DNAinfo.com this morning, the commander wants the Night Ministry youth shelter, called “The Crib,” to change the

SHHHHH. It’s been quiet with no major issues for 48 hours. Don’t jinx it!

The CWB Daily Ticker is a dashboard of the most up-to-date robbery statistics possible for our neighborhood over the past year, 5 years, and 10 years. As we’ve often said, our problem did not spring up overnight. It has built and built over several years. Simply comparing this year to last year misses the huge