Police: Thief Is Targeting Restaurant Patrons In Lakeview, Lincoln Park
Police on Friday were warning the public a thief who have been stealing property from patrons at restaurants in Lakeview and Lincoln Park.
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Police on Friday were warning the public a thief who have been stealing property from patrons at restaurants in Lakeview and Lincoln Park.
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A man was killed early Monday, after an argument in a parking lot in the Lakeview neighborhood led to a shooting a few blocks away.
A woman in Lakeview was shot by a man on a bike early Saturday morning, police say.
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Police are searching for a man accused of attempting to lure a child into his vehicle in Lakeview.
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"We have burglars who are looking to make an easy score which means they're just checking doorknobs."
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Imagine waking up to find your car window smashed. Police said it happened several times this week to vehicles parked on the same street in the Lakeview neighborhood.
Security video shows at least one person breaking windows in a parking garage two mornings in row in Lakeview.
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