Police issue alert of multiple armed robberies minutes apart on Chicago's North Side
Chicago police issued an alert of multiple related robberies on the city's North Side Tuesday.
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Chicago police issued an alert of multiple related robberies on the city's North Side Tuesday.
Quavon Ewing, 32, is charged with one count of attempted kidnapping by force or threat of force, and two counts of aggravated battery in a public place. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Chicago police on Monday released surveillance photos of the suspect in Sunday's kidnapping attempt. He is seen in a sweatshirt and patterned pajama pants.
Chicago Police are not connecting the two attacks yet, only telling us a person of interest is being questioned and they’re still investigating. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
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Chicago police are warning residents of armed robberies in the River North and West Loop neighborhoods..
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Video at the scene showed a man led by police into an ambulance in handcuffs.
A 17-year-old boy is charged after robbing a retail store in West Loop Tuesday.
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The victim was found unresponsive in the alley at 64th and Drexel Sunday morning and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
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The victim was found unresponsive in the alley at 64th and Drexel Sunday morning and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
Chicago police this weekend issued a warning about a string of strange vehicle break-ins in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, most recently this past Thursday.
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Chicago police this weekend issued a warning about a string of strange vehicle break-ins in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood, most recently this past Thursday.
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A jewelry store in Chicago's Little India district was robbed at gunpoint Sunday evening.
A man was arrested and charged this weekend with a string of armed robberies and burglaries within a period of just over an hour earlier this month in Chicago.
The ages of the victims range from 17 to 40, according to Chicago police.
