CPD warns of at least a dozen armed robberies on West, Northwest Sides
The robberies happened between June 15-19 in the Gage Park, Humboldt Park, and Hermosa neighborhoods.
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The robberies happened between June 15-19 in the Gage Park, Humboldt Park, and Hermosa neighborhoods.
There were three robberies, all of which involved a robber who got away on a bicycle.
Javier LeBron, 40, was arrested by members of the Area Five Homicide Support Team in the 2600 block of North Milwaukee Avenue.
A plume of black smoke billowed into the alley.
John Kastanes, 64, was arrested by members of the Chicago Police Department just before 11 a.m. in the 3800 block of North Keeler Avenue.
Earlier this month, staff at the hospital said they were working in 80- and 90-degree temperatures inside the ER.
Chicago police arrested the group, two 16-year-old, and two 17-year-old boys, just before 5:30 p.m. in the 800 block of North Hermitage Avenue.
The second-story section of the front wall of the house at 5346 W. Grand Ave., just east of Long Avenue, collapsed to the sidewalk below.
The man pulled out his handgun and fired at the group, who returned to their car and left the scene, police said.
Chicago police said the victim, a 43-year-old man, was in front of his home when an argument ensued with three known men who began attacking him.
Four people were hospitalized after an argument led to shots fired on the Northwest Side Friday night.
A 43-year-old man, was in front of his residence when an argument ensued with three known men who began attacking him. The victim, a concealed carry license holder, pulled out a handgun and shot all three men.
Chicago police said officers responded to the area for a shots fired call and found the two men, in their 20s, shot in the east alley.
The two victims were found shot in the east alley, in the 4700 block of North Troy Street just before 11:30 p.m. Friday.
Police said the teen, whose name was not released, has been charged with 25 counts of armed robbery with a firearm and two counts of aggravated vehicular hijacking.
Flames first shot through the rear of a house at 5247 N. Laramie Ave. The wind was so fierce that the fire quickly spread to the two houses to the north, and also charred a backyard tree.
A woman and her child were inside an apartment before being forced into an SUV by two unknown males, a witness told police.
Police said a man entered through the side door of multiple residential garages and stole tools and lawn care equipment.
Chicago Police have connected three people to more than 30 burglaries since the start of the year.
Chicago Police have connected three people to more than 30 burglaries since the start of the year – with power tools appearing to be the target in each incident. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
"I tried to keep him alive for his kids," said a woman who provided first aid after the shooting.
A home security camera captured a person running down Pittsburgh Avenue, away from the spot where the 24-year-old father had been shot in the chest.
Chicago police said the robbers targeted liquor and convenience stores and even restaurants, but in one case, a store employee fired back at one of the robbers.
The victim was taken to Loyola Hospital in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the chest and was later pronounced dead.
The owner of one of the stores said it was the third time thieves targeted his store, and the clerk who shot back at them was his son.
