String Of Strong-Arm Robberies Reported In Lincoln Park, Lakeview
In each incident, two people either pointed a handgun at a victim or threw a victim to the ground before demanding property, according to an alert from Chicago Police.
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In each incident, two people either pointed a handgun at a victim or threw a victim to the ground before demanding property, according to an alert from Chicago Police.
Police are warning business owners about a string of recent burglaries in the North Side Lincoln Park neighborhood, the Loop and on the Near North Side.
Brenda Ramos was found dead with blunt trauma at 11:22 a.m. Monday in her apartment in the 2600 block of North Hampden Court, Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner's office said.
The woman was found dead with blunt trauma in her apartment of the 2600 block of North Hampden Court, police said.
A man was battered and seriously injured early Friday in the Lincoln Park neighborhood on the North Side.
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An Uber driver escaped an armed man attempting to carjack him Thursday in the North Side Lincoln Park neighborhood.
A man was forced into his apartment in the 900 block of West Wrightwood by two men in their 20s, one of whom showed a black handgun.
At least 10 carjackings have been reported in Chicago this week. Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson said the trend is "disturbing" and said most, if not all, of the robbers were underage.
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In both cases, a male clerk handed over an unknown amount of money, and the robber ran off.
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An elderly woman was robbed and pushed to the ground Tuesday evening in the North Side Lincoln Park neighborhood by two suspects, one who may have been as young as 12.
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Police were warning motorists in the Lincoln Park neighborhood and on the Near North Side about a recent string of "bump and run" car thefts
Police are warning residents about a series of recent armed robberies in the Lincoln Park and Old Town neighborhoods.
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Police say that's when the suspects pepper-sprayed the 51-year-old clerk in the face and took several items and multiple cash registers.
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On Saturday, police said a 19-year-old woman was walking on the sidewalk near the intersection of State and Washington streets shortly before 9 p.m. Police told Ald. William Conway (34th) that a juvenile suspect was in custody Sunday evening in connection with the incident, and was charged with unlawful use of a weapon.
A convenience store employee was pepper sprayed during a robbery in Old Town just 30 minutes before a similar robber was reported in The Loop Sunday night.
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Police say that's when the suspects pepper-sprayed the 51-year-old clerk in the face and took several items and multiple cash registers.
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The shooters' vehicle fled in an unknown direction.
Video obtained by CBS News Chicago shows the 19-year-old being transported on a stretcher out of the department store.
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