Cab driver spits on woman

01/05/2011

A woman told police that she had an unsavory experience with a cab driver on New Year’s Eve. The woman, 26, said that she was driving on the 400 block of North Clark around at about ten minutes before midnight when the cab driver cut her off.
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Elderly man victim of violent home invasion

12/22/2010

An 80-year-old man living in the 500 block of West Delaware Street was the victim of a violent home invasion on Dec. 14. The victim told police that at around 1:30 a.m. a man knocked on his door and asked him for a dollar.
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Argument leads to stabbing

12/15/2010

A couple's verbal altercation escalated into a stabbing that left one in serious condition on the evening of Dec. 9. A witness told police that the man and woman were arguing in his apartment in the 100 block of West Chestnut when the man ran into the kitchen, dumped all of the silverware on the floor and picked up a steak knife.
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Late night beat down

12/08/2010

A 39-year-old man was jumped by a group of men after he left a club on the 300 block of W. Ontario at 1:30 a.m. on November 25. The man, an Oak Brook resident, told police that the five men approached him from behind while he was getting into his car and proceeded to push him to the ground and beat him with closed fists.
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Cops still needed in Chicago's 43rd Ward

Police super's plan to reallocate officers stirs old debate among city leaders and police officials

12/01/2010

Chicago police Supt. Jody Weis recently told City Council that he will unveil a plan to redeploy units from lower crime districts into higher crime areas in the city by the end of the year. In the North Side's 18th District, the frequency of crime is nothing likely it used to be.
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Good Samaritan

12/01/2010

While walking on the 800 block of N. State at around 6 p.m. on November 23, two women were approached by a man who accosted them and attempted to take their purses. The 56-year-old South Side resident, pushed one of the women to the ground and began kicking her and taking money from her pockets.
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79-year-old women's door kicked in

11/24/2010

On the afternoon of November 21, a 79-year-old woman was sitting on the couch at her home on the 2300 block of N. Bosworth when two men kicked in her door and entered the house.
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Tourist trap

11/17/2010

A man from Tucson, Arizona and a Chicago woman were exiting a restaurant on the 800 block of N. Kingsbury at around 1:00 a.m. on November 10, when the couple was approached by four young men. One of the men shoved the man and said, "Where do you think you’re going?"
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The manager did it

11/10/2010

The owner of a furniture store on 300 block of W. Ontario opened up on the morning of November 6 to find that three laptops had been stolen from the premises overnight.
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Thousands stolen

11/03/2010

An unknown suspect made off with $45,000 after breaking into a restaurant on the 900 block of W. Weed. The owner told police that the incident occurred sometime between 10 p.m. on October 31 and 8 a.m. the following morning.
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