Chicago man charged with battery, robbery of woman in West Loop
Chicago police arrested Justin Smith, 40, in the 700 block of West Lake Street around 12:33 p.m. on Saturday.
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Chicago police arrested Justin Smith, 40, in the 700 block of West Lake Street around 12:33 p.m. on Saturday.
A 17-year-old boy is arrested and charged with robbing a man while on a CTA train last month.
Chicago police are investigating a spree of armed robberies with four just happening Friday morning. The first four robberies started around 9 p.m. Wednesday and ended right after midnight. Then, another five occurred just before midnight Thursday into Friday morning.
In each case, four men would approach victims on the walkway and rob them of their belongings.
Police say two Black males wearing dark clothing and ski masks entered the parked vehicles and took containers of mail and packages.
The boys, 13 and 15, were arrested in the 7900 and 8000 blocks of Eberhart Avenue on Wednesday.
There were three incidents in just over an hour Wednesday afternoon.
Investigators say two armed men approach mail carriers on the street and demand the keys, then they run away from the scene.
The robbers struck multiple times early Sunday in River North and Streeterville. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
The indictment did not specify a weapon used, but said the robberies were committed "by means of actual and threatened force."
Witnesses who spoke with CBS 2 say the heist appeared to be organized.
The victims were beaten and tortured at a different site before being returned to the dealership several hours later, police said.
Chicago police are warning women in the Hyde Park and Kenwood neighborhoods, to put their iPhones away after five robberies in the past month.
A warning from Chicago police to be aware of your surroundings when using drive-through ATMs.
A man is facing charges in connection to an armed robbery and carjacking on the city's Northwest Side in December.
The robberies happened on Feb. 16 around 10 a.m. and Feb. 20 around 11:48 p.m., in the 6300 block of South Ashland Avenue.
Chicago police arrested Desean Shelton, 31, in the 600 block of South Wabash Avenue on Friday.
The employee says the robber was armed with a handgun and demanded money and cell phones from the back safe before tying him up.
Chicago police tell us one- or two men wearing masks run up and grab cellphones right out of the hands of their victims.
Chicago police tell us one- or two men wearing masks run up and grab cellphones right out of the hands of their victims.
Chicago police are warning about a string of recent thefts from ATMs this month. The method being used by the offenders is known as transaction reversal fraud, according to police, where they make a withdrawal from the ATM and while the money is being prepared, the offender forcibly removes cash from the dispenser prior to the transaction being fully completed.
Lake County Sheriff's police are looking for the robbers after the holdup at the gas station on Sheridan Road.
A SWAT team was called in to help as police searched the warehouse in the 1800 block of North Kostner Avenue.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service said the robber struck twice in the Galewood neighborhood on Jan. 17 and Jan. 31.
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In a message sent out to the district community, school board chair Jackie Norris confirmed that Des Moines Superintendent Ian Roberts had been detained Friday morning.
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In a message sent out to the district community, school board chair Jackie Norris confirmed that Des Moines Superintendent Ian Roberts had been detained Friday morning.
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In a message sent out to the district community, school board chair Jackie Norris confirmed that Des Moines Superintendent Ian Roberts had been detained Friday morning.
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