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Valet catches thief
11/23/2011
A good Samaritan assisted police in apprehending Tyrone C. Daniel, of 9133 S. Cottage Grove, after he looted a Gold Coast gift shop, on the morning of Nov. 20.
Read more...Top cop defends Chicago police consolidations
Police Superintendent McCarthy says more than just money motivating change
11/16/2011
Chicago Police Department Supt. Garry McCarthy met with residents from the 19th and 23rd districts earlier this week to hash out Mayor Rahm Emanuel's designs to merge the area’s police stations.
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ATM muggers on police radar
11/16/2011
According to a Chicago Police Department news release, officers are on the lookout for individuals involved in three violent muggings at an ATM near the corner of Clark and Oak streets.
Read more...Fake grenade found at school
11/09/2011
On the morning of Nov. 7, a man was dropping off his son at Oscar Mayer Elementary School, 2250 N. Clifton Ave, when the student told his father that he observed what appeared to be a grenade by the rear entrance of the school.
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Cops bust lazy robber at scene of crime
11/02/2011
John Harper, of 1426 N. Burling St., learned the importance of fleeing the scene last week after police arrested him for alleged armed robbery.
Read more...Chicago weighs smaller pot punishment
A $200 ticket would make money for city instead of losing it on jail
11/02/2011
Small-time pot smokers who get nabbed in Chicago might get a lighter punishment, if a new plan from University Village and Pilsen Alderman Danny Solis (25th) passes the city council.
Read more...Teenager suspected in multiple robberies
10/26/2011
Police were on the lookout for a boy suspected in a string of robberies committed in Lincoln Park over the past week. At around 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 23, an unknown male suspect broke into a car parked on the 2200 block of North Clybourn Street and stole a black backpack from the vehicle. Witnesses gave chase and retrieved the bag from the offender, who was described as a black male, believed to be in his teens.
Read more...Chicago police district consolidation gets little resistance
With 19th and 13th districts pitched to merge, residents want to see continued police patrols
10/19/2011
Leaders in Lincoln Park say they could stomach a plan to consolidate two area-police stations, as long as the move doesn't draw down officer presence in the neighborhood.
Read More...Man mugged by fake cabbie
10/19/2011
A man from Austin, Texas was attacked and robbed by an unknown suspect posing as a cab driver at 2:30 a.m. on Oct. 13. The man, 25, told police that, while on the first block of West Hubbard Street, he flagged down a black Lincoln Continental town car that he believed to be a cab and got inside.
Read more...Woman stabbed to death in River North hotel
10/12/2011
Police suspect homicide in the case of Sarai A. Michaels, a 31-year-old Chicago resident who was found dead in a River North hotel just after midnight on Oct. 11.
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