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14-year-old girl dies, 14-year-old boy in critical condition after Garfield Park crash
CHICAGO — A 14-year-old girl died and a 14-year-boy was transported to an area hospital in critical condition after a high-speed car crash late Saturday night in Garfield Park on the city’s West Side. According to Chicago police, just after 11 p.m. Saturday in the 3800 block of West Harrison Street, a vehicle with five […]
Bridgeview man fatally shot by girlfriend's secret lover, both charged in murder plot, officials say
Anthony Calderon and Agnieszka Rydzewski have been charged in the murder of Arturo Cantu. Calderon was in a secret relationship with Rydzewski, who was Cantu's girlfriend, prosecutors said Saturday.
North Side man committed armed robberies across the city and suburbs, officials say
CHICAGO — A Rogers Park man is charged with committing a string of robberies in the city and suburbs, and police believe he may be responsible for many more holdups. Judge Anthony Calabrese detained Saul Esquivel, 18, as a safety threat in the suburban cases on Friday. Yesterday, Judge Susana Ortiz detained him as a safety threat for the city cases.
Man walked into police station, admitted to accidentally killing someone days earlier: CPD report
CHICAGO — A South Side man is charged with concealing a homicidal death after he allegedly walked into a Chicago police station and told officers that he unintentionally shot someone in his home. Marable Timile, 58, walked into the Calumet (5th) District station and told officers “that he accidentally...
SUV crashes into car, scaffolding after running red light on Southwest Side
CHICAGO (CBS) — A man faces multiple traffic citations after driving into a store's scaffolding in Brighton Park early Saturday morning. Chicago police say around 12:30 a.m., in the 4000 block of South Archer Avenue, a Jeep SUV driven by a man, 22, ran a red traffic light and struck a Toyota sedan driven by a man, 30, traveling southbound. The Jeep then struck the scaffolding. The driver of the Toyota was taken to St. Anthony's Hospital with unknown injuries in good condition. The SUV driver refused medical treatment at the scene. He was issued three traffic citations for failing to reduce speed and disobeying a red circular steady signal stop, lanes, to keep in.
Chicago Police Officer Dies by Apparent Suicide, Marking a Continuing Trend Within the Force
An officer with the Chicago Police Department has tragically taken his own life in what appears to be another case of suicide within the force. Found around 2:30 p.m. in the Near West Side area, the 29-year-old unidentified officer sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to Chicago Tribune. This event marks at least the 29th such death by suicide among Chicago police officers since 2018, highlighting a disturbing trend as reported by the first responder nonprofit, First H.E.L.P.
Jury finds Chicago police officer not guilty in girlfriend’s 2021 shooting death
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago police officer has been acquitted in the 2021 fatal shooting of a woman who was the mother of his child. A Cook County jury on Friday found Pierre Tyler, 32, not guilty of first-degree murder in the death of 29-year-old Andris Wofford. Prosecutors have...
Suspend 8 CPD Officers Responsible for Woman Who Died in Chicago Police Custody for No More Than 2 Months Each: Misconduct Agency, Top Cop Agree
Eight Chicago Police Department officers responsible for the 33-year-old woman who died by suicide while being detained inside a South Side police station in December 2021 should be suspended for no more than two months, the city’s top cop and the agency charged with investigating police misconduct agreed. Initially,...
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