Cook Co. Crime Stoppers seek information in 2 West Side homicides
The crimes happened months ago, just weeks apart from each other in the Little Village and North Lawndale neighborhoods.
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The crimes happened months ago, just weeks apart from each other in the Little Village and North Lawndale neighborhoods.
He says since Cook County Crime Stoppers started in 1985, the group has taken over 14,000 tips, and helped solve 27 to 2,800 cases—leading to around 3,000 arrests.
George McDade says the group has been successful, specifically because they are not police officers.
Maleek Smith, 14, was shot and killed back in 2022.
In this case, there's an up to $15,000 cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. Anyone can submit tips anonymously.
On January 16, 2007, 28-year-old Gloria Padilla was found stabbed to death in her apartment near 24th and St. Louis Avenue. An up to $15,000 cash reward for information leads to an arrest in the case.
Rayarn Murray was standing on the sidewalk with friends on this block when two people walked up and shot at them.
Back in July, he was standing on the sidewalk with friends on this block when two people walked up and shot at them. Murray was killed.
Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering a $15,000 reward to help catch a killer in Chicago. The organization is asking for the public's help to solve the murder of 21-year-old Kobe Puga in a drive-by shooting last October.
On December 18, police found 44-year-old Jaquinn Sawyer shot to death in front of a home on the 1600 block of North Mango which is between North and Wabansia.
On December 18, police found 44-year-old Jaquinn Sawyer shot to death in front of a home on the 1600 block of North Mango which is between North and Wabansia.
Police believe 44-year-old Kenneth Brown killed 34-year-old Maria Roque on Dec. 13.
Police said Walter McCalvin was near Fillmore and St. Louis in September when a man confronted him and hit him in the face with a blunt object.
Police said Walter McCalvin was near Fillmore and St. Louis in September when a man confronted him and hit him in the face with a blunt object. McCalvin died 10 days later.
The four-year-old was shot getting his hair braided inside a Woodlawn home in September of 2021.
The four-year-old was shot getting his hair braided inside a Woodlawn home in September of 2021. The shooter fired through a window from outside the home. Crime Stoppers is offering a $15,000 reward in the case.
Crime Stoppers is offering up to $15,000 for information that leads to a conviction.
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Cook County Crime Stoppers is asking for the public's help in solving two crimes that happened on the city's South Side.
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Cook County Crime Stoppers is asking for the public's help in solving two area attacks.
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