3 Robberies Reported In Humboldt Park, Ukrainian Village
In all three incidents, victims were approached by two suspects who implied they had a gun and demanded property, according to a community alert from Chicago Police.
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In all three incidents, victims were approached by two suspects who implied they had a gun and demanded property, according to a community alert from Chicago Police.
The suspect took off without any proceeds, police said. No one was in custody Thursday as Are North detectives investigated.
Police are searching for a suspect who attempted to lure a 10-year-old girl and grabbed her arm Thursday afternoon in the South Shore neighborhood.
Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin said leaders in Chicago and Cook County have failed to protect many communities from violent crime.
Two juveniles, ages 16 and 17, are charged with first-degree murder in the Nov. 23 shooting death of 18-year-old Kiante Albert.
At 9:02 p.m., a man was found shot to death in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side.
The boy faces one felony count each of attempted robbery while armed with a firearm and possession of a firearm with a defaced serial number, according to Chicago Police. His identity was not released because of his age.
Most recently, the man showed a handgun and demanded money about 8:50 p.m. Dec. 12 at a Subway in the 1400 block of Indianapolis Boulevard, according to Hammond police. He made off with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Juan A. Morales, 33, faces felony charges of burglary, residential burglary and armed violence, according to Plainfield police and the Will County sheriff's office.
A Indian Head Park Police Department sergeant has been charged with attempted murder in connection with a domestic-related shooting.
Police said the shooting was reported around 5:30 a.m. in the outbound lanes between 71t and 79th.
Just after 11 p.m., a person in a black car fired shots into a grey Scion near 60th and Whipple. One of the bullets struck a 14-year-old passenger in the chest.
A 14-year-old boy was among nine people shot, three fatally, in separate shootings Tuesday on the city's South and West sides.
Another robbery was reported less than 33 hours later at a gas station in the 1200 block of North Eola Road, police said.
The robbery happened about 6 p.m. at the Chase Bank branch at 1600 W. Lake St., the FBI said.
In both robberies, two young men entered the salons, pointed a gun at several women inside, and stole cash and phones.
Kemar Matthews-Hill, who lives in the South Chicago neighborhood, and the girl were both charged with one felony count of armed robbery with a firearm.
The day's latest shooting happened shortly before 10:30 p.m. in the Edgewater neighborhood on the North Side.
Manson Jackson, 27, faces one felony count of receiving, possessing or selling a stolen vehicle and was also issued several traffic citations, according to Chicago Police. Denzzell McCullum, 20, of Joliet faces one misdemeanor count of criminal trespass.
Two students of a West Side charter school were shot, one of them fatally, after an argument outside the school Monday morning.
Ricky Parkman, 53, has been charged with one count each of aggravated criminal sexual assault, aggravated kidnapping, and robbery.
Hillside Police Det. Carlo Viscioni said rental cars are a popular target for criminals, because they aren't reported stolen right away.
Two people were arrested Sunday night, after crashing a stolen car on the Near West Side. The car allegedly had been used in an armed robbery earlier in the night.
The most recent killing happened Sunday night in the Lawndale neighborhood.
The suspect could be connected to other bank robberies, the FBI said. A $1,000 reward was being offered for information leading to an arrest.
