CRIME & SAFETY
Daniel Martinez murder: Security guard pleads guilty in Palos Hills marine's death
BOSTON - The man charged with killing a Palos Hills marine veteran changed his plea to guilty. Daniel Martinez, 23, was stabbed to death in March 2022 in a fight outside a Boston bar. He was stabbed by a bar security guard — identified as 38-year-old Alvaro Larrama — while...
2 teenagers charged with robbing Amazon driver, U of C students at gunpoint during weekend crime spree
CHICAGO — Charges have been filed against two teenage boys for allegedly robbing two people, including an Amazon driver, on Saturday afternoon. The teens are also accused of robbing two University of Chicago students and at least one other person a couple of hours later. You may remember the...
Thieves caught on camera clearing out Northwest Side Chicago liquor store
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Two booze bandits were caught on camera last week, clearing the shelves of tequila from a store in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood.The theft happened at 10:26 p.m. this past Thursday at a liquor store in the 4800 block of West Fullerton Avenue. An employee watched helplessly as the masked thieves walked right out the front door with armloads of alcohol and cigarettes.Another theft happened at 10:40 p.m. on Wednesday of last week at a store in the 4800 block of North Milwaukee Avenue in Jefferson Park, and another still at 8:48 p.m. Saturday in the 4000 block of North Cicero Avenue near Six Corners in Portage Park.Police said the thieves used different types of force to make off with large quantities of cigarettes and bottles of alcohol in each incident.Only two thieves are seen in the video, but police said there are three. They are men ages 20 to 25 wearing gray hooded sweatshirts, blue jeans or light-colored pants, and black ski masks.Anyone with information should call Grand Central Area detectives at 312-746-7394, or submit an anonymous tip to cpdtip.com.
‘He sounded really frightened': Mom of missing man reveals son's heartbreaking final call before he vanished
The mother of a man who has been missing for more than two weeks revealed the heartbreaking final call she received before her son mysteriously vanished. It's been 14 days since Tangela Nelson has seen or heard from her son, who he made a frantic call for her help on April 9.
Cook County sheriff's task force uses all means to bust organized retail theft in Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Cook County Sheriff's Office's Organized Retail Crime Task Force is cracking down on thefts and burglaries that have been plaguing shopping districts across the Chicago area. The task force isn't only responding to thefts on retail strips such as the Magnificent Mile or making arrests. They are working directly with businesses to understand what they are dealing with—and what they can do to help. It appears in so many surveillance videos—a crew runs into a store, clears out the shelves, and runs out. One such video provided by the Cook County Sheriff's office shows...
Chicago Man Sentenced to 3 Years for Possession of Unique Trump-Engraved Firearm
A South Side Chicago man has been sentenced to three years imprisonment for the possession of a gun engraved with former President Donald Trump's likeness, this distinctive piece among a cache of firearms frequently surfacing in the city's sprawling mayhem, the Chicago Tribune reports. The 9 mm Glock 19, discovered beneath a mattress during a parole check at Sheldon Bains' residence, was not just another illegal firearm; it bore the embossed image of Trump, inscriptions of "Trump 45th," the presidential seal, and the slogan "Keep America Great!".
CPD: Man shot 20 times, killed in Greater Grand Crossing
CHICAGO — A man was shot 20 times in Greater Grand Crossing early Friday morning and died. Officers responded to a shots fired call just before 2:35 a.m. in the 200 block of West 72nd Street. A man, whose age was not provided, was found on the ground unresponsive. Chicago police said he sustained 20 […]
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