2 men charged in street takeover near Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago
Elijah Perez, 18, and Oshea Rosenthall, 26, are charged with misdemeanor counts of reckless conduct, reckless driving, and multiple traffic violations.
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Elijah Perez, 18, and Oshea Rosenthall, 26, are charged with misdemeanor counts of reckless conduct, reckless driving, and multiple traffic violations.
Two men have been charged in connection with a wild street takeover earlier this month near Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago.
Clover, Violet, and Dahlia are joining the zoo's existing mob in their habitat at Regenstein African Journey.
Police said the 45-year-old victim was on a train at the Fullerton stop when he was approached by several people who struck him several times, and then took his personal property. The robbers ran from the scene.
The robbery happened at 6:14 a.m. on a train at the Fullerton station.
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In each incident, a burglar has broken the front window or glass door of a business and stormed inside, taking money from cash registers.
Jiménez was involved in gang life as a teen, but later turned the Young Lords into a human rights activist and mutual aid organization for Chicago's Puerto Rican community.
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The robberies all happened in the early morning hours Friday, Dec. 6.
The robberies all happened in the early morning hours Friday, Dec. 6.
The cheese slice is affixed to the window of a vacant storefront that used to house a Jeni's Ice Cream on Armitage Avenue in Lincoln Park.
A note, written by an anonymous admirer and taped next to the cheese, said it had been there since August—weathering the heat, rain, and snow.
Chicago police said that three unknown men damaged the front window of the business before entering and taking property from inside.
Back in July, it was one of two shops targeted in the area by thieves.
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The burglaries took place in Lincoln Park and Rogers Park.
Police have not said if the two burglaries are connected.
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Officials said the victim attacked the gunman before the gunman shot him on busy Clark Street last week, but a retired police official said there are pieces still missing from the narrative. Darius Johnson reports.
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