Armed robbers target North, Northwest side Chicago neighborhoods
One resident told CBS 2 she now lives in fear, as many of the recent armed robberies happened within blocks of her home. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
One resident told CBS 2 she now lives in fear, as many of the recent armed robberies happened within blocks of her home. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
The robberies all happened in the morning – just one reason Chicago Police have warned people to be aware of their surroundings and always to stay vigilant. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Two or three robbers in black hoodies and ski masks demanded passcodes for victims' phones in 10 incidents.
A pregnant mother had sought an order of protection before she and her 11-year-old son were attacked in their Edgewater neighborhood home on Wednesday. The stabbing attack resulted in the boy's death.
The car was recovered shortly after near the 3300 block of West Devon Avenue, police said.
The robberies happened between Jan. 19 and Feb. 8 in the Bowmanville, Rogers Park, West Ridge, Irving Park, and Edgewater neighborhoods
Police believe he hit four businesses - two in December and two in February.
Surveillance video shows the suspect pull a gun and grab money from the cash register.
Three of the victims were transported to Ascension St. Francis Hospital in Evanston and were listed in critical condition. A fourth person was transported to Swedish Covenant Hospital in serious condition.
"We heard seven, eight, nine gunshots all in succession."
The husband and wife said they were walking back from Cody's Public House bar when they were approached by two men.
The owners of a smoke shop in Forest Glen were recovering after three men targeted their business around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday morning.
No one is in custody in any of the incidents.
She was taken to Lurie Children's Hospital and was later pronounced dead.
CBS 2's Mugo Odigwe reports the offender fled in one of two sedans parked nearby. Police said it's unknown whether the offender was hit.
The victim, who has a FOID card and concealed carry license, and then the offender exchanged gunfire.
The burglaries happened on Jan. 7 in the Logan Square, Uptown, and Edgewater neighborhoods between 5:30 and 6 a.m.
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CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports that CPD Supt. Larry Snelling said officers were responding to an attempted crash-and-grab burglary at the Prada store in the 100 block of East Walton Street just after 4 a.m.
This comes after another rideshare driver was shot during an attempted carjacking in the Austin neighborhood Wednesday night.
The victim, a 44-year-old woman, was sitting in her car when a black SUV, possibly a Jeep, pulled up next to her. One person jumped out and pointed a gun at her - demanding her possessions, police said.
According to Vasquez, someone set fire to several trash dumpsters in the Lincoln Square and Ravenswood area on Wednesday.
Chicago police said the victim was driving his car when an unknown offender fired shots in his direction from a passing car.
The victims, both 27, were walking on the sidewalk when an occupant in a brown sedan fired shots.
The burglars fled the scene with a cash register from one business and an electronic device from the other.
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