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14, including 5 teens, face felony charges in mass arrests hours after Chicago Pride parade 2024
Fourteen people, including five teenagers, were charged with felonies, after mass arrests took place early Monday morning on the North Side, hours after the city's Pride parade.Police said a total of 53 people were arrested, including nine juveniles, and four firearms were recovered. Six people were cited for obstructing traffic, six people cited for disorderly conduct and one person was cited for both obstructing traffic and disorderly conduct, police said. One person was arrested on an outstanding warrant.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThe Chicago Pride parade ended around 1 p.m. Sunday, and the mass arrests took...
Huge heart tattoo helped cops identify North Side killer who was on electronic monitoring, officials say
CHICAGO — Prosecutors say the man who shot and killed an unintended victim on the Far North Side last month was wearing an electronic monitoring bracelet while on juvenile parole. Nicolas Novak, 18, was assigned to live at a Thresholds facility in the 2000 block of West Arthur when...
Chicago shootings: At least 27 shot, 4 fatally, in weekend gun violence across city, police say
Our coverage of this story has moved here.At least 27 people have been shot, four fatally, in gun violence across Chicago so far this weekend, police said.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchChicago police are investigating a shooting that injured two men on Chicago's West Side.It happened Friday night around 11:37 p.m. near Le Moyne and Linder in the city's Austin neighborhood.The gunman drove by the victims and started shooting, police said.A 24-year-old man was shot in the shoulder and neck and transported to Stroger Hospital, police said. At last check, he was in critical condition.A 40-year-old...
Chicago mom was killed after abuser was allowed to keep his guns
CHICAGO (CBS) — Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a law that says domestic abusers with protection orders are banned from owning guns. But there are still problems domestic violence survivors face trying to get guns out of the hands of abusers, as in the case of one Chicago mother who was killed earlier this year after her abuser was allowed to keep his guns.Our current moment can be a dangerous one for victims, as court sources say the law is unclear as to whether judges have the authority to take away guns at this point, during the Emergency...
Video shows Chicago police shooting that killed 1 man, injured another
CHICAGO (CBS) – New video released by Chicago's Civilian Office of Police Accountability on Tuesday shows the police shooting of a stabbing suspect in May on the city's West Side in which the suspect was killed and another man was critically wounded.Chicago police responded to a 911 call describing a fight between two men in the South Austin neighborhood on Cicero Avenue. One caller warned a man had a knife on him.Pod camera video shows police pull up with their lights and sirens on. A man with a backpack seemed to wave them down before officers got out of their...
3 killed in Chatham shooting after argument, Chicago police say
Three people were shot and killed on the city's South Side early Sunday, according to Chicago police.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThe shooting happened around 2:17 a.m. in the 500-block of East 76th Street near Eberhart in the Chatham neighborhood.The victims, two men and a woman were arguing with the two unknown people.Moments later, the pair got into a silver SUV and began shooting towards the victims before driving off.All three were struck by several bullets.They were taken to the hospital where they later died, Chicago police said.The silver SUV fled eastbound. No other injuries have been reported.No one is in custody. CPD detectives are conducting a homicide investigation.INTERACTIVE SAFETY TRACKER Track crime and safety in your neighborhood
Thieves steal mail from 3 USPS trucks within 2 hours on Northwest, West sides: Chicago police
Local and federal investigations are underway Tuesday after mail was stolen from three U.S. Postal trucks on Monday.Chicago police issued a community alert describing the mail thefts happening in the Portage Park neighborhood's 4300-block of North Milwaukee Avenue between 4:05 and 4:20 p.m., then in the Jefferson Park neighborhood's 6300-block of West Strong Street at 4:21 p.m. and in the South Austin neighborhood's 900-block of South Mayfield Avenue at 5:45 p.m.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThe U.S. Postal Inspection Service calls these crimes of opportunity as the carriers were out of their vehicles delivering mail at...
2 men charged in Little Village shooting that left 14-year-old boy critically injured: CPD
Two men have been charged in a Southwest Side shooting that left a teenage boy critically injured last month, Chicago police said.Police said the shooting happened in the Little Village neighborhood's 2700-block of South Komensky Avenue around 8:30 p.m. on June 11.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchA 14-year-old boy was on the sidewalk when, a witness told police, someone fired shots before fleeing the scene.The victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his body. He was transported to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.Police said Thomas Garcia, 30, and Angel Ramirez, 35, were arrested on first-degree attempted murder charges on Sunday. The two men are due in court on Tuesday.Police did not immediately provide further information.INTERACTIVE SAFETY TRACKER Track crime and safety in your neighborhood
22-year-old man pulled from Lake Michigan near Montrose Beach ID'd: officials
A 22-year-old man was pulled from Lake Michigan on Chicago's North Side early Monday morning, Chicago police said.A scuba team located the person just after 4:30 a.m. near Montrose Beach.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThe man was unresponsive, and taken to Weiss Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Chicago police said. The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office later identified him as Albert Myrsatayev Nazirov.CPD detectives are conducting a death investigation, pending autopsy results.A beach hazard statement was in effect until 7 a.m.A swimmer went missing in Lake Michigan in the north suburbs Sunday afternoon.Evanston police and fire officials said three swimmers were rescued around 4 p.m. at Lighthouse Beach, but a fourth swimmer, a 41-year-old man, remains unaccounted for.Dangerous water conditions caused issues for the rescue attempt, putting the search on pause until Monday morning.
Teen Charged with Felony Aggravated Battery After Stabbing in Chicago
A juvenile offender has been detained and charged in connection with a stabbing incident that left a 26-year-old woman with severe injuries, as reported Chicago Police Department's official release. The accused, a 17-year-old female, faces a felony count of aggravated battery with great bodily harm. The incident occurred in Chicago's...
Son Strangled Mom to Death in Indiana after Mom told Him to Get a Job: Authorities
An employee at Loyola University Chicago, who resides in Indiana, has given an eviction notice to her 19-year-old son. He allegedly caused her death by strangulation. According to online court records, Shanelle Burns, 43, filed an eviction notice against her son, Conner Kobold, now 20, on February 5. On that particular day, authorities in Valparaiso, Ind., received a report of an assault following multiple calls made to 911 by Kobold.
53 arrested during Pride Parade afterparty, the most arrests at any one-day event since at least 2013
CHICAGO — Police recovered four guns and arrested 53 people, including nine juveniles, in the hours after Sunday’s Chicago Pride Parade, officials said. That total is the most arrests at a one-day event in Chicago since CWBChicago began keeping records in 2013. Ald. Bennett Lawson (44th) issued a...
2 Shot, 1 Dead: Chaos Erupts at Chicago’s 31st Street Beach as Teenager and Woman Involved in Fatal Altercation!
Chicago’s 31st Street Beach Incident Sparks Safety Concerns. Calls for Enhanced Security Measures Following Violent Altercation. According to Block Club Chicago, in a troubling incident at Chicago’s 31st Street Beach a 17-year-old girl was shot after allegedly stabbing a 26-year-old woman during a heated argument late Saturday night. This incident occurred against a backdrop of increasing violence throughout the summer prompting widespread concern and heightened police attention in the community. Earlier that day a vigil had been held to pray for peace following a string of fatal shootings in June that claimed three lives and left others injured.
Indiana State Police arrest Chicago woman who bit trooper during traffic stop
PORTER COUNTY, Ind. — Indiana State Police have arrested a Chicago woman who bit a state trooper during a traffic stop on Saturday. According to a press release, a trooper was patrolling around 6:40 p.m. when he observed a silver Hyundai with Illinois registration driving on Interstate 94 at a high rate of speed. The […]
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