Woman sexually assaulted in River West, rideshare driver in custody
Police said the suspect attempted to flee the scene in a gray sedan and hit a pole.
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Police said the suspect attempted to flee the scene in a gray sedan and hit a pole.
A suspect was arrested after a woman was sexually assaulted in Chicago's River West neighborhood early Monday morning. Tara Molina reports.
Police sources said the suspected the victim was a rideshare passenger. Tara Molina reports.
A suspect was arrested after a woman was sexually assaulted in Chicago's River West neighborhood early Monday morning.
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Romel Campoverde, 45, worked as a security guard at Farragut Career Academy, and in July 2023, he was hit with 11 charges in the sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl. Tara Molina reports.
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Police said the fake rideshare driver picked up female victims in a midsize black SUV, and later sexually assaulted them.
Around 1:20 a.m., Chicago police said the man broke into a building in the 3400 block of North Damen Avenue and sexually abused two women.
Later on Monday, police said after an investigation, they determined the report was unfounded.
Chicago police said around 10:45 p.m., a 26-year-old woman was sitting in an alley, in the 3800 block of North Wilton Avenue, when a group of two men and two women approached her.
Police are searching for four people after a sexual assault in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood on Sunday.
The new charges against Murtaza Hameed involved three more alleged victims, bringing the total to five.
At his court appearance Tuesday, Judge Brian Telander granted Hameed pretrial release over prosecutors' objection, according to the DuPage County State's Attorney's office.
The incident happened at midnight Saturday near Huron and Springfield in Humboldt Park.
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Cyril Willemin, 50, is charged with one count of aggravated criminal sexual assault, one count of aggravated criminal sexual abuse, and two counts of criminal sexual abuse.
Murtaza Hameed, 46, of Naperville, was ordered held until trial.
Murtaza Hameed, 46, of Naperville, appeared in court over the weekend.
Tymarion Averyhart, 19, was arrested Thursday in the 1800 block of West Greenleaf Avenue.
Tymarion Averyhart, 19, was charged in sexual assaults on Rogers Park and West Ridge.
Chicago police said the teen is a person of interest in a series of sexual assaults dating back to December 2024.
Chicago police said the teen is also considered a person of interest in at least five more sexual assaults that were reported on the city's North Side between December 2024 and April 2025.
