Suspect charged after climbing into ceiling of CPD interrogation room
The suspect was arrested after a Chicago Police officer was hit by a car Friday night on DuSable Lake Shore Drive near the Museum Campus.
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The suspect was arrested after a Chicago Police officer was hit by a car Friday night on DuSable Lake Shore Drive near the Museum Campus.
Bail is denied for a man accused of trying to escape from custody through the ceiling of a Chicago police station. Prosecutors said he tried to get away after hitting an officer with a car on DuSable Lake Shore Drive.
A suspect is facing multiple charges after attempting to escape police custody by climbing into an interrogation room ceiling – and police went in to find him, in a chain of events leaving the police station damaged.
The suspect, who was being questioned in connection with an incident on DuSable Lake Shore Drive that left an officer injured, was trying to escape through the ceiling. There was nowhere to escape, but the efforts to capture him damaged the police station. CBS 2's Sara Machi reports.
Video shows a hole in the drop ceiling, before the camera spins around to show piles of debris scattered throughout the office next to the interrogation room. CBS 2's Sara Machi reports.
DuSable Lake Shore Drive was closed between Balbo Drive and 18th Street in both directions following the incident.
DuSable Lake Shore Drive was closed between Balbo Drive and 18th Street in both directions following the incident.
The incident also shut down DuSable Lake Shore Drive between Balbo Drive and 18th Street. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
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Our non-stop news crew found officers and one wrecked car on 31st and Lake Shore Drive.
A man is hospitalized following a crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive Sunday morning.
A person is in the hospital following a crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive early Wednesday morning.
Authorities tell us the driver was headed south on DuSable Lake Shore Drive but ended up way off the road – leaving the person pinned inside.
Police say officers responded to a traffic crash and found a yellow Camry had rear-ended a parked squad car.
After a deadly crash last year, the a loved one felt the same loss over again just last month.
On DuSable Lake Shore Drive, a car slammed into a pole and took it out, but it's what else was a casualty that was a real gut punch to a Chicago woman.
The Marine Unit was able to recover the victim's body from the water, police said.
The evening will remain cloudy and foggy. Overnight, a warm front will usher in milder air and moisture overnight.
The CTA said the buses were being rerouted off the Outer Drive "because of conditions from severe weather."
Infamously, Lake Shore Drive was forced to shut down on Feb. 2, 2011, as Chicago was walloped by a blizzard that dumped a total of 21.2 inches in the city.
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A man and woman were in a car in the southbound lanes of DuSable Lake Shore Drive near 45th Street when they were shot.
The vehicle made it to southbound Lake Shore Drive near the Oak Street curve, where it crashed into another car.
The victim was taken to the hospital with injuries to the face, police say.
A woman is dead and three other people are critically injured following a crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive overnight.
