2 teens charged in string of armed robberies on South, Southwest Sides
The first happened just after 5:30 p.m. in the 5400 block of South Ingleside Avenue in Hyde Park.
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The first happened just after 5:30 p.m. in the 5400 block of South Ingleside Avenue in Hyde Park.
In the first robbery, police say four men got out of a stolen dark-colored Dodge sedan and robbed three men, who were walking on the sidewalk, of their phones and wallets at gunpoint.
Authorities said the robber made a demand for money and threatened with violence. No injuries were reported in either incident.
Chicago police say around 11:18 p.m., a black sedan was traveling eastbound in the 7900 block of South Pulaski Road when it made a left turn and struck a Dodge SUV.
The clearing property near 63rd Street and Long Avenue has been vacant since 2017.
Evergreen Park police said responding officers found two vehicles that had been involved in an accident while heading eastbound on West 87th Street.
A car was left flipped on its roof at 87th and Western on the border with Evergreen Park.
Social media turns up several posts over the last week and a half – reporting stretches of streets with several tires slashed in Pilsen and also Archer Heights-West Elsdon.
The teen was arrested on Friday, in the 6500 block of South Racine Avenue, and charged with two felony counts of armed robbery.
A car in which the people were found appeared to have bullet holes low in the windshield, and the right front wheel was ripped up.
The victim was stabbed in the right groin area and was found unresponsive on the kitchen floor and was pronounced dead on the scene, police said.
The crash happened in the 6900 block of South Western Avenue, the Fire Department confirmed.
The crash happened at 69th Street and Western Avenue in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood.
At 8:50 a.m. Sunday, a Ford F150 driven by a 43-year-old made a left turn on Archer Avenue near Mayfield Avenue and struck the couple in a crosswalk.
Chicago police responded to Mt. Sinai Hospital and spoke with the victim, a 23-year-old man, who sustained a gunshot wound to the chest in good condition.
In each burglary, thieves would enter through windows or doors and take property from within, according to police.
Danna Gonzalez, 9, was last seen in the area of the 5800 block of South Nottingham Avenue.
One person was killed, and six others were hurt following a crash involving two SUVs in Archer Heights Sunday morning.
Police responded to an auto accident where two black SUVs were involved.
Preliminary investigation indicated that a 30-year-old man was arguing with an unidentified male offender who pulled out a firearm and shot at the victim before fleeing the scene in a white van, police said.
The victim was a regular walker in the neighborhood. Her family wants to see measures to prevent such deaths in the future.
Police said a Dodge Ram was traveling northbound on Pulaski drove through a red light and struck the victim. The driver did not stop to render aid.
The police Major Accident Investigation Unit is investigating.
Video shows the SUV drive through the poles and trash cans and even hit garages.
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