30 Jul 2015

Southside Man Charged in Commercial Building Fire

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Eric HOWARD was positively identified as the person who was observed entering a secured building’s stairway at 3200 N. Sheffield on July 28th at 11:55 am, then exiting after a fire occurred. HOWARD admitted that he used a lighter to ignite carpeting in the stairwell and to ignite a bag inside a commercial dumpster at …

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30 Jul 2015

Ohio Man Charged with Aggravated Fleeing

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Joseph Demmitt was arrested for reckless driving, as well as aggravated fleeing, when he refused to stop for traffic signals on July 29, 2015, at approximately 1:30 a.m. in the 800 block of North Halsted St.  The offender’s reckless driving caused two separate accidents.          30Jul15 Charges for Demmitt, Joseph

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30 Jul 2015

Four Men Charged in Attempted Vehicular Hijacking

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Officers responded to a call of “shots fired” on July 27, 2015, at approximately 10:30 p.m. and observed a minivan travelling erratically southbound on Kedzie Ave. An occupant of the minivan then fired shots at another vehicle before becoming involved in a traffic crash on the 5900 block of S. Western. The above four offenders …

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29 Jul 2015

Community Alert – Robberies

Categories: Community Alerts

This alert gives notice to the residents in the 008th District (Chicago Lawn) of robbery incidents which have occurred during the month of July. In these incidents, the offender(s) approaches a victim on the street, produces a handgun and demands property from the victim. Click here for more informationon on the Community Alert

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29 Jul 2015

Community Alert – Robberies

Categories: Community Alerts

This alert gives notice to the residents in the 008th District (Chicago Lawn) of robbery incidents which have occurred during the month of July. In these incidents, the offender approaches a victim on the street, produces a handgun and demands property from the victim. Click here for more information on the Community Alert 

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29 Jul 2015

Humboldt Park Man Extradited and Charged with Murder

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Rasheed Martin, 20 was arrested in Wisconsin and extradited to Chicago after he was identified as the man who shot two people on July 4, 2015 at approximately 11:50 p.m. in the 1100 block of N. Harding. The victims were standing on the sidewalk when Martin fired shots. A 26 year old female was taken …

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28 Jul 2015

Community Alert – Robberies

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This alert gives notice to citizens in the 9th District (Deering) of robbery incidents which have occurred during the months of July. In these incidents, a male black offender(s) approached victim(s) and demanded their property. Click here for more information on the Community Alert

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28 Jul 2015

Community Alert – Child Abduction

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On July 24, 2015, at approximately 1:15pm, the offender, Solonia Anderson, while on a supervised visitation with her son/victim, Beyoun Collins, at the Greenebaum Playlot Park, located at 4300 W. Wabansia Ave., fled with Beyoun, to whereabouts unknown. Anderson does not have lawful custody of the victim. Click here for more information on the Community Alert

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26 Jul 2015

Community Alert – Robberies

Categories: Community Alerts

This alert gives notice to citizens residing in District 019 of recent robberies that occurred on July 19th, 20th, and 25th. In these incidents, offenders approached the victims on the street and used force to rob them. In two of the incidents, the offenders engaged the victims in conversation and then committed the robberies. Click …

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