Police Release Photos Of Armed Robber In Gary
Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect involved in an armed robbery at a restaurant last month in Gary, Indiana.
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Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect involved in an armed robbery at a restaurant last month in Gary, Indiana.
The two men, both 45, were sitting in a pickup truck in the 0-100 block of South Mason Avenue about 8:40 p.m. when someone shot into the vehicle, police said.
Someone claiming to be from the IRS, in many cases with a foreign accent, calls the victim and tells them they need to send money for a "delinquent tax bill" using pre-paid GreenDot debit cards, MoneyGram or other forms of payment, according to a statement from Orland Park police.
Paul C. Sappington, 31, answered the front door of his home in the 9000 block of South May Street about 10:15 a.m. and was shot by two males, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Troy Thompson, 27, was caught int he crossfire when 36-year-old Shamar McGee and 18-year-old Anthony Evans shot at each other at a tattoo party in Robbins.
Glendale Heights Police are searching for two men who robbed a gas station Sunday evening.
The year did not get off to a good start for Chicago police, with murders in January at the highest level in 16 years, and shootings more than double what they were at this point last year.
The latest homicide happened about 12:30 a.m. Monday in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side. A 42-year-old man was shot in the chest in the 500 block of South Cicero and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he later died.
Royale Newell, 27, and 26-year-old William Grant were each charged with one count of aggravated battery with a firearm, according to Chicago Police. The pair is accused of shooting a 37-year-old man who was sitting in a vehicle in the 900 block of West Winona Street 5 a.m. Jan. 28.
Bond has been set for two men charged with crashing a stolen van into a storefront Saturday morning and burglarizing the store in the Northwest Side Portage Park neighborhood.
Two Chicago men have been charged with using a stolen vehicle to burglarize a store on the Northwest Side early Saturday.
Chicago Police shot and killed a man early Sunday morning in West Englewood after they say he fired at them, reports WBBM's Nancy Harty.
Chicago Police have released surveillance images of a suspect in a pair of armed robberies at cellular phone stores on the North Side.
CBS 2's Jeremy Ross takes a look at what led to the death and why the accused says his niece never should have had the gun.
Donald Arrington, 31, of the 6900 block of South Dorchester Avenue, is charged with first-degree murder for the bludgeoning death of 50-year-old Lloyd A. White on Aug. 31, 2015, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
A relative of the teenage girl accused of shooting Endia Martin invoked the Fifth Amendment when she took the stand at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse Thursday night.
The latest attack happened about 9:15 p.m. in the Pilsen neighborhood on the South Side. A 40-year-old man was in his vehicle at a stop sign in the 900 block of West Cullerton when a gold car pulled alongside him and someone inside opened fire.
Robert Howard was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head about 6:40 p.m. Tuesday near his home in the 1000 block of West Maxwell Street, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
James Luttinen, 33, faces a level 3 felony count of rape, according to the Porter County sheriff's office.
Bond was set at $750,000 Thursday for Brian E. Tiedemann, who faces five counts of predatory criminal sexual assault and 11 of aggravated criminal sexual abuse against victims younger than 13, sheriff's police said.
Johnny Ingram, 32, faces a felony count of armed robbery for the Nov. 24 hold-up at the Mobil station at 2144 N. Harlem Ave, according to Elmwood Park police.
Two commercial burglaries have been reported in the neighborhood since Jan. 26, according to a community alert from police.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said guns and gangs are to blame for a rise in shootings in Chicago this month, not less aggressive policing.
Illinois State Police shut down the outbound lanes of the expressway for more than an hour while they investigated and searched for evidence.
Most recently, 19-year-old Arneal Thornton and 18-year-old Robert Rhodes were armed when they approached two women about 4:50 p.m. Tuesday in the 2600 block of West 23rd Street, according to a statement from Chicago Police. They demanded the victims' belongings and the women – ages 20 and 23 – complied.
