Inmate escapes Park Ridge Police, carjacks two vehicles before being recaptured
Police used the stolen vehicle's OnStar system to locate the man after he fled.
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Police used the stolen vehicle's OnStar system to locate the man after he fled.
The armed robbers got away with two cash register drawers in a black BMW X5, a gas station clerk told police.
James Tripi, 38, of Streamwood, is now charged with two counts each of false impersonation of a police officer, unlawful restraint, and aggravated battery, police said.
James Tripi, 38, of Streamwood, is now charged with multiple felony counts.
Tuesday, the teen's family will announce a lawsuit against both Vitellaro and the City of Chicago.
The man asked two pairs of girls if they knew they were out past curfew, and grabbed one of each of their buttocks.
The real police say the man has been going up to teenage girls and groping them.
Vitellaro faced charges of misconduct and aggravated battery.
Attorneys for Joshua Nieves said the teen was seen in this video being pinned down by CPD sergeant Michael Vitellaro after he thought Nieves stole his son's bicycle.
Attorneys for Joshua Nieves say the teen was seen in this video being pinned down by CPD sergeant Michael Vitellaro after he thought Nieves stole his son's bicycle.
Attorneys for Joshua Nieves say the teen was seen in this video being pinned down by CPD sergeant Michael Vitellaro after he thought Nieves stole his son's bicycle.
The victims related that after exiting the CVS store a man approached, displayed a handgun tucked into his waistband, and then proceeded to a purse from one of the women.
In a video from last July, Michael Vitellaro was seen holding down the teen near a Starbucks in Park Ridge.
He accused the boy of stealing his son's bike, but it was there before the teen and his friends arrived.
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Joey Clark, 13, is a huge Cubs fan from Park Ridge who recently overcame a lengthy battle with lymphoma.
Arriving officers located the victim, a 25-year-old man, with multiple stab wounds.
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Five days after the most recent incident, many are still uncomfortable at the Cumberland Avenue Mariano's.
The was a huge show of force Friday night as Park Ridge police and Cook County Sheriff’s deputies gathered in the parking lot of the Mariano’s at 1900 S. Cumberland Ave. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
The victim says someone in a silver sedan started shooting near the intersection of Cumberland and Talcott just before 4 p.m.
The victim says someone in a silver sedan started shooting near the intersection of Cumberland and Talcott just before 4 p.m.
Park Ridge police are looking for a trio of robbers who seem to have a pattern. Twice, shoppers have been targeted leaving the Mariano's grocery store at Cumberland and Higgins.
The victims were able to give police a license plate number, adding there may have been a fourth person in the Jeep who didn't get out.
The focus is going to be on Soldier Field Sunday night as the Chicago Bears take on the Los Angeles Rams for the NFC Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs.
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The focus is going to be on Soldier Field Sunday night as the Chicago Bears take on the Los Angeles Rams for the NFC Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs. Asal Rezaei reports.
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The focus is going to be on Soldier Field Sunday night as the Chicago Bears take on the Los Angeles Rams for the NFC Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs.
After both teams rallied in the 4th quarter to win in the Wild Card round of the NFL Playoffs, the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams face off on Sunday in a NFC Divisional Round game at Soldier Field in Chicago.
Parts of the Eisenhower Expressway in Chicago's western suburbs were closed early Sunday morning because of a deadly multi-vehicle crash.
A woman was killed early Sunday in a crash on DuSable Lake Shore Drive.
Dozens braved the frigid temperatures in the Loop to call for an end to the Iranian regime.
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The focus is going to be on Soldier Field Sunday night as the Chicago Bears take on the Los Angeles Rams for the NFC Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs.
Before the game, the Blackhawks honored their three Stanley Cup champion teams from the 2010s, with 29 players from those squads returning to pose with the Cup.
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