Robbery
Student Pulled Over And Robbed By Phony Police Officer
A man driving an unmarked white Ford Crown Victoria with interior flashing red and blue lights pulled the student over near Ballard and Bender roads in Des Plaines as she was driving to school around 7:30 a.m. on May 20.
State Sen. Pushes Legislation Aimed At Curbing Burglaries
A Hinsdale State Senator wants restrictions on some business that he says are fueling a rash of suburban burglaries reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
Six Charged With Murder For 2010 Gary Crime Spree
On a muggy August night in 2010, a cabal of would-be robbers conspired to break into a northwest Indiana social club for the cash they thought they’d find. Before dawn, the six or more had killed two men, both innocent victims, but didn’t even steal enough cash to share with everyone, a witness told police.
Girls Hit Boy With Ketchup Bottle, Rob Palatine Apartment
Three teenage girls have been charged, and police are searching for a fourth, after they allegedly hit a 12-year-old boy with a ketchup bottle; and stole cash, jewelry, and cell phones from the boy’s home in Palatine.
Four Charged In 2010 Triple Murder In Harvey
Cook County prosecutors have charged four people in a grisly triple homicide three years ago in south suburban Harvey, following a botched home invasion and robbery.
Four Charged With Robbing, Killing Man In Austin
An Austin woman allegedly used money she stole from the man she helped kill to get her nails done and purchase “new hair” to replace the strands she lost during the deadly struggle.
Shopkeeper Who Fought Off Robbers With Bat Put Life ‘In Jesus’ Hands’
The courageous Logan Square shopkeeper who fought off a pair of armed robbers with a baseball bat said Tuesday he bears no ill will toward the men who shot him and tried to rob him.
Second Suspect Charged In Store Robbery; Owner Fought Off Gunman With Bat
A second suspect has been charged in an armed robbery and shooting at a Logan Square store, where the owner and brother-in-law fought off the robbers with a baseball bat, a stool and a fire extinguisher.
Police: Robbery Suspects Shot At Off-Duty Sergeant
Two males suspected of robbing a North Side liquor store are in custody after allegedly shooting at an off-duty Chicago Police sergeant who was following them.
One Charged In Armed Attack; Store Owner Fought Off Offender With Bat
Police have arrested one of two offenders involved in an armed robbery and shooting at a store in which the owners fought off the attackers with a baseall bat.
Store Owner Beats Back Robbers With Baseball Bat
A shop owner in Logan Square was shot trying to defend his store, fighting off robbers with just a baseball bat.
Chicago Area Woman Robbed In Peru And Lives To Tell Her Story
Liese Ricketts was debuting a Peruvian artwork collection in Arequipa, Peru back in March when she hailed a cab with a friend and was attacked by 4 masked men.
Man Shot During Logan Square Robbery
A 62-year-old man was shot inside a Logan Square store Tuesday afternoon after struggling with a male who had just robbed the business.
West Suburban 7-Eleven Robbed At Gunpoint
Police in west suburban Glendale Heights are asking for the public’s help in finding the man who robbed a 7-Eleven store at gunpoint early Tuesday.
West Side Man Arrested For Robbery Of Evanston Pizza Hut
A 35-year-old man from the West Side Garfield Park neighborhood was arrested on Friday after threatening to kill employees of an Evanston Pizza Hut during a robbery earlier this week.
Rockford Man Charged With South Loop Rape, Robbery
A Rockford man has been charged with brutally attacking and sexually assaulting a woman in the South Loop in January, before breaking into her home and robbing her husband.
Employees Injured In 2 Lincoln Square Robberies
The Lincoln Square neighborhood was the scene of two recent retail robberies in which store employees have been attacked.
Three Suspects Sought In Robbery Of Morris Cell Phone Store
At 5:43 p.m. three men entered the Sprint store in the 1400 block of Division Street and showed a gun to an employee.
Robbery Victim Shot By Cops Wants Them To Pay
A robbery victim spots police and thinks help is on the way. But that relief turned to terror, when police started shooting at him.
South Holland Cab Driver Dies After Being Shot In Robbery Last Week
A 48-year-old cab driver who was robbed and then shot by two men who hailed his car on the South Side last week has died, authorities said.
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