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Armed robbers hold 7-Eleven cashier, customers at gunpoint in Oak Lawn: 'They put me on the floor'
Police are searching for a crew of armed robbers suspected in crime sprees across the the southwest suburbs and Northwest Indiana.Their latest target was a 7-Eleven store on 95th Street in Oak Lawn, where a robbery happened around 7 a.m. Friday.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchPolice said five people held the cashier and customers at gunpoint.ABC7 spoke to one of the victims, named John, who said he was getting coffee with some friends when the robbers entered the store."They put me on the floor, took my money, my phone," John said. " They did that, took wallets and all that... They tried to steal one of my friends' cars, but they couldn't get it started."The thieves are believed to have driven off in a stolen Jeep Cherokee.An ambulance was called to the scene, but no one was taken to the hospital.No further information about the crime spree was immediately available.
Attempted Robbery Turns Deadly at Chicago Gas Station with One Dead, One Injured
A tragic series of events unfolded Wednesday morning at a gas station on Chicago's South Side, where an attempted robbery turned deadly, according to the Chicago Tribune. At approximately 11:15 a.m., a 36-year-old was accosted by two individuals, a 38-year-old and a 20-year-old, at a gas station located in the 7600 block of South Halsted Street; during the confrontation, the older perpetrator was fatally stabbed and the 36-year-old victim sustained injuries.
Men stole TVs worth $12,441 from a railroad car: Chicago police
CHICAGO — Four men are charged with burglary after a Chicago Police Department surveillance camera operator allegedly saw them stealing big-screen TVs from a railroad car on Thursday morning. The group was arrested in the 6300 block of South Wentworth around 1:45 a.m. A CPD camera operator notified patrol...
3 Cook County men charged in 30-minute crime spree
CICERO, Ill. - Three Cook County men have been charged in connection with a midday crime spree earlier this year. Demetrius Boens, 28, Octavious T. Crockett, 32, both of Chicago, and Joseph Wilson, 27, of Park Forest, have all been charged with multiple counts of armed robbery and aggravated vehicular hijacking, according to a statement from the Cicero Police Department.
Chicago shooting: Woman shot to death inside vehicle at Little Village gathering, police say
A woman was shot to death at a gathering on the city's Southwest Side early Saturday morning, Chicago police said.Police said the shooting happened in the Little Village neighborhood's 3900-block of West Ogden Avenue just before 12:15 a.m.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchA 58-year-old woman was inside a vehicle at a gathering when someone fired shots from an alley, striking her in the neck, police said.Police said the Chicago Fire Department transported the victim in critical condition to Mount Sinai Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.There is no one in custody and Area Four detectives are investigating.Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.INTERACTIVE SAFETY TRACKER Track crime and safety in your neighborhood Chicago shootings: Tracking gun violence in 2024, with live updates
‘Insane’ woman who ran over cop won’t be institutionalized, gets judge’s OK to leave the state for vacation
CHICAGO — The woman stole a Chicago cop’s patrol car and then struck the officer with the vehicle, found not guilty by reason of insanity, will receive outpatient mental health treatment. In addition to handing down that decision during a recent court hearing, Judge Tyria Walton issued an order allowing the woman to leave town on vacation.
Why federal authorities don't respond to ATM thefts from corner stores
There has been a rash of automatic teller machine (ATM) thefts and attempted heists across Chicago and the nation, and the ABC 7 I-Team found a startling reason behind it: There are no federal laws against stealing independently-owned ATMs.More than half, 60% of all of ATMs nationwide are independently-owned, and those are the ones being targeted by crafty thieves who have struck at least 20 times in the past two weeks, according to Chicago police.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchSurveillance cameras were rolling early Thursday morning at a South Side gas station, capturing two men using...
Boy, 16, shot in Washington Park
CHICAGO - A teenage boy was shot and critically wounded Friday night in Washington Park. The teen was inside the park around 7:45 p.m. when two people approached him and one of them started shooting in the 700 block of East 53rd Street, according to police. The victim was struck...
Family of missing Chicago man suspects he may have been a victim of John Wayne Gacy: 'I don't have peace'
The family of Roger Aguirre, missing since November 20, 1975, is intensifying efforts to solve his case with a new campaign led by the Light the Way Missing Persons Advocacy Project. Aguirre's sister fears that her brother might have been a victim of serial killer John Wayne Gacy, as Aguirre...
20 years for ‘one-man crime spree’ who fired shots, robbed, and carjacked victims in 30-minute rampage
CHICAGO — A 31-year-old who went on a “one-man crime spree” through Humboldt Park, committing a string of carjackings and shooting at people until Chicago cops shot at him and arrested him on The 606 trail, has been given a 20-year prison sentence. Santiago Leon was wearing...
16 months later, charges are filed in hit-and-run crash that killed road construction worker in Lakeview
CHICAGO — Charges have finally been filed in connection with the fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a road construction worker on Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview last year. Bahiyya Bost, 50, was charged Friday with reckless homicide in a construction zone and failure to report a fatal accident. Chicago...
2 arrested after robbing man at gunpoint next to Chicago police surveillance camera
CHICAGO — Two men face robbery charges after they allegedly held up two people on Tuesday morning but made the critical mistake of committing one of the crimes in front of a Chicago Police Department surveillance camera. Justin Douglas, 21, and Rayshawn Warship, 19, are each charged with two...
Police search for missing man who may be disoriented
CHICAGO — A search is underway this weekend for a man who officers say has been missing for the last week and may be disoriented. Chicago police said 36-year-old Edward Grant went missing on Saturday, Aug. 24 and has not been contacted since. Grants, who stands 5-foot-6 and weighs about 135 pounds, is bald and […]
Former Chicago police officer paralyzed in 1987 on-duty drunk-driver crash dies from injuries
Former Chicago Police Officer Jim Crowley has died from his injuries from a 1987 on-duty crash.Crowley died on Thursday, the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation said. He was 59 years old.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchOfficer Crowley was paralyzed when a drunk driver slammed into a squad car he was in, killing Officer William Malcom Morrison, Jr. and injuring three other officers. Crowley was just 22 at the time of the crash and new on the force.Crowley was a Morgan Park native who went to Mt. Carmel High School, his family told ABC7."Jim led a very difficult...
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