2 charged with stealing TVs, other electronics from freight train on West Side
"This is disheartening to me that something like this could take place with such casualness," said Loyola University Chicago professor of criminology Arthur Lurigio.
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"This is disheartening to me that something like this could take place with such casualness," said Loyola University Chicago professor of criminology Arthur Lurigio.
The shooting happened around 9:41 p.m. Friday in the 200 block of North Kedzie Avenue.
Chicago police said the victims were discovered on the sidewalk and inside a residence, but It is not clear where the shooting happened.
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The number of people seen stealing TVs and other electronics, and air fryers, was enough to make one question how so many people were able to pull it off and escape. Jermont Terry reports.
There was no immediate information on a cause or injuries.
Even after Chicago Police, Union Pacific police, and Metra police arrived on scene, people were still scaling the embankment at Lake Street and Lavergne Avenue to get onto the tracks. Jermont Terry reports.
The number of people seen stealing TVs and other electronics, and air fryers, was enough to make one question how so many people were able to pull it off and escape.
A freight train carrying boxcars was stopped on the tracks near Lake Street and Laramie Avenue, and several boxcars were open.
The contents of the box have been turned over to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office for investigation.
Police did not provide further details about the human remains.
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Both were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition, police said.
Police said a male pedestrian was struck while walking on the street by a possible Nissan Maxima that continued northbound on South Homan Avenue.
Police say four men were caught in the rail yard near the Stevenson Expressway and Pulaski.
The marine unit, K9 unit, and a police helicopter were used to search for the men. Three were placed in custody, and one remains at large.
Chicago police said just after 7:30 a.m., three people damaged the front glass door of the Whale Fish, Shrimp, and Chicken in the 3600 block of West Chicago Avenue in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.
They entered the restaurant, took merchandise from inside, and then fled in a black SUV in an unknown direction.
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Chicago police and fire crews responded to the scene, where the victim was found inside the apartment.
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