Man Charged With Robbing Off-Duty CPD Officer At Gunpoint
A man has been charged with robbing an off-duty Chicago Police officer of his gun and badge last week during a crime spree in the Lakeview neighborhood on the North Side.
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A man has been charged with robbing an off-duty Chicago Police officer of his gun and badge last week during a crime spree in the Lakeview neighborhood on the North Side.
Charges were pending against an 18-year-old man who was taken into custody Tuesday, after he was pulled over while driving a car sought in connection to the armed robbery of off-duty Chicago police officer.
Police are warning residents that a trio of knife-wielding robbers struck six times in less than two hours Monday in the Bucktown, Lincoln Park and Lakeview neighborhoods on the North Side.
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Police said the shooting happened around 3:15 a.m. at the corner of Belmont and Sheffield avenues.
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