Armed men burglarize home
09/16/2009
A woman was walking up to her building located in the 1300 block of S. Wabash Sept. 11 at 5:20 p.m. when two men small stepped out from a doorway and displayed a nickel-plated gun. The offenders told the victim to open the door and take them to her apartment. Read more...
Hotel hit
09/09/2009
A was man walking into his hotel in the 100 block of N. Wacker Aug. 27 at 5:55 p.m. when another man approached him from behind and struck him in the shoulder. Police observed the incident, detained the man and transported him to the 1st District police station. Read more...
Near West stick-up
09/02/2009
Three men were standing on the sidewalk in the 1000 block of W. Maxwell Aug. 26 at 6:30 p.m. when another man wearing a royal blue baseball cap and a forest green T-shirt pointed a blue steel handgun at them and asked "What's in your pockets." Read more...
Purloined parking
08/26/2009
A resident of an apartment building located in the 1200 block of S. Prairie got mad because the property manager had parked in her space Aug. 18. Read more...
Batterypalooza
08/19/2009
Several people told police on patrol near 457 S. Columbus August 8 at 6:45 p.m. that a fight was in progress nearby. Police arrived on the scene to find a 44-year-old man getting off the ground and striking another man with his fist, causing the victim to fall and hit his forehead on the sidewalk. Read more...
Don't accept rides from strangers
08/05/2009
A man was leaving a nightclub located at Division and Rush July 30 at 4:35 a.m. when he was approached by a man offering a ride home. The clubber refused, but the man in the vehicle produced a badge and said, "I am a cop. Now get in the f------ car." Read more...
Police beat: Crime is down citywide. But that's only part of the story
08/05/2009
Comparing the first six months of 2008 with the first six months of 2009 shows that the incidence of serious crime - what the police department categorizes as "index crime" - fell 8.6 percent. Read more...
BMX bandit strikes
07/29/2009
A man was walking to his vehicle near 1817 W. 21st Pl. July 26 at 10:23 p.m. when a man wearing a green jacket that said "Dylan" on the back approached and asked what pizza place the other man was from. The man in the green jacket then pulled out a knife and placed it to the victim’s back and said, "Give me your wallet." Read more...
Playstation purloined
07/22/2009
A 17-year-old boy was walking near 1540 W. Roosevelt at 7:35 p.m. July 19 when two men, one wearing a white hat and a white shirt, the other wearing a brown jacket and Nike shoes approached and said, “Let me see your PSP.” The second man demanded again, Read more...