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Woman busted robbing store with fake grenade
10/05/2011
Taryn Lombardi, of the 1500 block of West 19th Street, was arrested on Sept. 27 after she attempted to rob a drug store with what was later found to be a phony hand grenade.
Read more...Suspected thief tackled
09/28/2011
Two women from Columbia, Mo., ages 56 and 73, were walking in the 600 block of North Wells Street at around 2 p.m. on Sept. 25, when the younger woman, who was walking ahead, heard the other scream.
Read more...Stick-up crew pockets poker cash
09/21/2011
A stick-up crew walked away with the pot at a poker game during the early hours of Sept. 15. At around 2:00 a.m., police responded to a call of a burglary in progress at a residence on the 1300 block of North Clybourn Avenue.
Read more...Man in van offers girls candy
09/14/2011
A stranger in a van offered two students from St. James School candy while they were exercising with their schoolmates at Oz Park on Sept. 8.
Read more...Three arrested after gunshot, car chase
09/07/2011
Henry J. Mendez of the 4000 block of West Oakdale Avenue, Vanessa Fernandez of the 6900 block of Belmont Avenue and Tiffany M. Sanchez of 3200 block of West Cortland Street found themselves in custody after they led police on a high-speed chase that was sparked by a gunshot on the Near North Side around 4:00 a.m. on Sept. 4.
Read more...Old Town School of Folk Music robbed
08/31/2011
According to employees and video footage, an unidentified man cased and burglarized the Lincoln Park branch of the Old Town School of Folk Music, 909 W. Armitage Ave., on Aug. 22.
Read more...Attempted shooting in Near North
08/24/2011
A 20-year-old Chicago man told police two men he knew attempted to shoot him, possibly because he was involved in an earlier fight with an acquaintance of the offenders.
Read more...Mob action in Connors Park
08/17/2011
Police arrested and charged seven teenagers with mob action after they were allegedly observed harassing passers-by, attempting to steal a purse and injuring a man near Connors Park, 901 N. Rush St., on Friday evening.
Read more...60-year-old woman robbed
08/10/2011
On Aug. 8, a 60-year-old woman taking a morning walk through a park on the 300 block of East Chicago Avenue was robbed. An unidentified man ran up to the woman, knocked her to the ground and attempted to take her purse. The victim managed to hold onto her bag, and the offender fled.
Read more...Aggressive indoor panhandling ex-con
08/03/2011
Officers arrested Juan G. Ramirez, of San Antonio, Texas, for panhandling and disruptive behavior at a restaurant on the 100 block of West Ontario Street on the evening of July 28.