CRIME & SAFETY
Man abducted 15-year-old, repeatedly drugged and raped her in basement apartment for nearly five months: prosecutors
CHICAGO — Prosecutors say a 15-year-old Chicago girl who accepted a ride from a stranger in December was drugged, kidnapped, and repeatedly raped by the man, who locked her inside his basement apartment for nearly five months. Chicago police officers freed the girl last week after she found a...
Gunman kills driver at street ‘takeover’ as video cameras roll
CHICAGO — A man was shot and killed during a “street takeover” in Gage Park overnight. No arrests have been made. Videos posted to social media by Chicago Critter show much of what happened. One clip in the montage shows a man in a gray hoodie sitting...
Man shot in face, woman shot in back while getting into car on West Side
CHICAGO - Two people were shot, and a third person was grazed by a bullet in Chicago's Austin neighborhood Sunday morning. At about 4:12 a.m., a 25-year-old woman and a 36-year-old man were getting into a vehicle in the 1600 block of North Cicero when they were both shot by an unidentified male offender.
2 men charged in deadly Rogers Park shooting near CTA Red Line stop
CHICAGO -- Charges were filed Friday against two men in connection with a shooting last month that left one man dead and another wounded near a Red Line stop in Rogers Park. Deandre Loveless, 30, is accused of driving Jamarr Hill, 21, to the 6900 block of North Glenwood Avenue around 11 a.m. April 9. Hill got out of the car, chased one of the victims and fired shots before getting back in the car and fleeing the scene, Cook County prosecutors said.
Chicago police investigate 5 armed robberies in less than an hour on Northwest Side
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Police were investigating a string of five armed robberies in less than an hour on Saturday in the Logan Square, West Town, and Wicker Park neighborhoods.In each of the robberies, three men armed with handguns got out of a silver four-door sedan and robbed the victims of their wallets, cash, phones, keys, and credit cards. In two of the robberies, they hit the victims in the face with their guns, and in another robbery, they fired shots at the victim as they tried to run away. That victim was not injured.The robberies happened at the following times and locations:At 1 a.m., in the 2400 block of North Maplewood AvenueAt 1:31 a.m., in the 800 block of North Hermitage AvenueAt 1:37 a.m., in the 2300 block of West Wabansia AvenueAt 1:42 a.m., in the 2700 block of North Spaulding AvenueAt 1:47 a.m., in the 1300 block of West Erie StreetPolice had only a vague description of the robbers. Anyone with information on the robberies is asked to call Area 3 detectives at 312-744-8263 or Area 5 detectives at 312-746-7394.
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