Man charged in armed kidnapping, carjacking of pair in Brighton Park
On Tuesday, Robert Brandt, 44, was arrested in the 4300 block of South Champlain.
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On Tuesday, Robert Brandt, 44, was arrested in the 4300 block of South Champlain.
Rashod Louis and Hamata Hampton, both 18 and from Chicago, were charged with four felony counts of armed robbery.
No other injuries were reported, but four people were displaced as a result of the fire.
Chicago police said just after 4 a.m., the victim, believed to be in his 60s, was found unresponsive in a fire at an apartment building in the 4500 block of South Francisco Avenue.
Four people were displaced as a result of the fire.
A Brinks armored truck is believed to have been robbed.
Police scanner reports said the robbers took $50,000 to $90,000—as well as the driver's gun.
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The families hope the trees will bring attention to still-unsolved cases. Andrew Ramos reports.
The families hope the trees will bring attention to still-unsolved cases.
Chicago police say the girl was identified as the suspect who took a vehicle at gunpoint from a woman, 40, in the 3400 block of West 38th Street on Wednesday.
Police said just before 12:30 a.m., officers were investigating a call of an aggravated assault and a person with a gun inside a business in the 3900 block of South Kedzie Avenue.
Officers attempted to disarm the suspect when he fired his weapon, police said.
At least five people were seen exiting a white truck and breaking the glass to the front door.
The thieves then made entry, took the ATM, and fled in a white SUV, police said.
The factory's parent company said it gave workers the opportunity to move to other facilities.
While police say robberies are down this year, they are still at a higher level than they have been since 2019. Tara Molina reports.
Detectives were still on the scene 14 hours after the shooting at a Brighton Park gas station. Darius Johnson reports.
Police said four men were chasing a 25-year-old man and shot him. The wounded man then ran into the gas station, and was followed by one of the four men—who continued shooting and also struck the two employees. Darius Johnson reports.
A teenager was killed and a man was gravely wounded in a shooting Friday morning in the Brighton Park neighborhood.
Police said, around 10:40 a.m., a 16-year-old boy and a 40-year-old man were in the 2500 block of West 46th Street, when an SUV pulled up, and someone got out and started shooting.
The victim lost control of his car and hit the 19-year-old pedestrian.
The robberies happened in Brighton Park, Back of the Yard, Gage Park, Chicago Lawn, and Garfield Ridge neighborhoods.
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Chicago police say around 3:30 a.m., they found a 26-year-old man outside on the ground who was shot in the leg in the 0-100 block of East Goethe Street.
Further investigation indicated that the victim was in a fight with a 35-year-old man who pulled out a knife and attacked her before leaving the scene.
Breezy winds from the south on Sunday are helping boost the temperatures.
It happened around 2 a.m. outside Samah Hookah Lounge in the 1200 block of West Devon Avenue.
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The victim told police he was shot by another man who drove off in a gray vehicle.
Police say the victim got into a fight with a man around 11:30 p.m.
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Clouds rule the area Sunday, but our temperatures will continue to jump into the 60s to near 70 degrees.
Police said two men got into an argument on the pedestrian bridge outside the UIC-Halsted stop shortly after 6 p.m., when they started shooting at each other.
It happened around 2 a.m. outside Samah Hookah Lounge in the 1200 block of West Devon Avenue.
Chicago police say around 3:30 a.m., they found a 26-year-old man outside on the ground who was shot in the leg in the 0-100 block of East Goethe Street.
Further investigation indicated that the victim was in a fight with a 35-year-old man who pulled out a knife and attacked her before leaving the scene.
Breezy winds from the south on Sunday are helping boost the temperatures.
The bigger picture remains how city leaders want to tackle such teen takeovers as the weather warms up heading into summer.
Robin McElroy paid her property tax bills on time for more than a decade, only to be told her home had been "sold for delinquent taxes."
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Police late Thursday night had not specified exactly what happened.
Along with the local alderman, the neighbors are asking the city to boost the police presence in the area.
Harrison Area detectives were investigating late Wednesday.
Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling announced the 18 total charges during a media conference on Monday.
Police said, around 1:10 p.m., officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 3200 block of Clinton Avenue.
