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ICE commander wrongly identifies man as a rapist offficials allowed to walk the streets of Chicago - CWB Chicago

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 16h

The head of the Border Patrol’s enforcement efforts posted a picture of his agents detaining a rapist who posed as a rideshare driver.

Problem: The picture shows the wrong guy.

And the accused rapist has been in the Cook County jail since being charged.

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The federal agent leading the government’s intensified immigration enforcement campaign in Chicago has wrongly identified a man detained by ICE agents as a rapist who was set free to roam the city whi...

58 years for killing half-sister’s boyfriend while on electronic monitoring for another shooting - CWB Chicago

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CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 16h

58 years.

That’s the sentence for a man who killed his half-sister’s boyfriend while on electronic monitoring for another shooting case.

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A Chicago man who killed his half-sister’s longtime boyfriend while on electronic monitoring for a separate shooting case has been sentenced to 58 years in prison.

Murdered boy found in Washington Park area once covered by ShotSpotter system - CWB Chicago

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 1d

A woman heading to work yesterday morning found a young boy shot to death beside her car in Washington Park.

She’d heard gunfire overnight—but never called 911.

That neighborhood used to have ShotSpotter.

It doesn’t anymore, Brandon.

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Police are investigating after a woman discovered the body of a child near her car in Washington Park. She told police she heard gunfire overnight but never called 911. The area hasn’t had ShotSpotter...

Man stabbed after confronting bike tire thief on Bloomingdale Trail - CWB Chicago

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 2d

A man was stabbed and choked unconscious yesterday evening after confronting a group of teens who allegedly stole a tire from his bike on the Bloomingdale Trail in Bucktown.

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A man was stabbed and choked unconscious Tuesday night after confronting a group of teenagers who stole a wheel from his bicycle on the Bloomingdale Trail in Bucktown, according to a Chicago police re...

'Loop Puncher' strikes again, clobbering woman near the Mag Mile (video) - CWB Chicago

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 2d

The hits just keep on coming…. literally.

Another “Loop Puncher” attack caught on video this week. Not far from the Mag Mile this time.

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Police are looking for the man who randomly punched a woman on a busy downtown Chicago street Monday morning in what appears to be the latest in a growing string of unprovoked attacks that have sparke...

Handcuffed arrestee tried to set off Border Patrol's tear gas supply with his feet: prosecutors - CWB Chicago

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 2d

Federal prosecutors say a Chicago man threw rocks at a Border Patrol vehicle and, after being arrested, tried to set off the agents’ tear gas supply with his feet inside their SUV.

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A Chicago man faces federal assault charges for allegedly throwing rocks at a Border Patrol vehicle and, after being arrested and placed in the agents’ SUV, trying to set off their tear gas supply wit...

Man linked by DNA to Logan Square carjacking and shooting sentenced to 12 years - CWB Chicago

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 3d

In 2021, a woman was shot during a carjacking outside a Logan Square grocery store.

18 months later, DNA test results linked him to the crime.

Now, he’s been given a 12-year prison sentence.

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A Chicago man has been given a 12-year prison sentence for a 2021 Logan Square carjacking that left a woman shot — a case solved nearly a year and a half later when DNA from the victim’s car door came...

Woman who tried to kill Chicago cop is barred from changing her name, for now - CWB Chicago

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 3d

A woman found not guilty by reason of insanity of trying to kill a Chicago police officer cannot change her name until at least 2029, a judge said Monday.

“I think this is a matter of public interest,” said Judge Mary Trew.

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Whitley Temple will continue to be named Whitley Temple for at least four more years. On Monday, a Cook County judge denied her request to change her name, citing a lack of candor and ongoing court su...

Duo stole gold chains at gunpoint in West Town deli holdup: prosecutors - CWB Chicago

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 3d

Two men are charged with robbing customers at gunpoint of gold chains inside a West Town deli, but the case does not appear to be related to an ongoing string of jewelry snatchings downtown.

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Two men are accused of robbing two customers at gunpoint inside a West Town deli, taking their gold chains during a brazen daytime stickup that is unrelated to a recent wave of chain-snatching robberi...

Two men sentenced for murdering driver on Stevenson Expressway while out on pretrial release - CWB Chicago

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 3d

Joshua Concepcion and Alexis Perez were on pretrial release for felony gun charges when they murdered 60-year-old Federico Bautista on the Stevenson Expressway.

Now, they’re heading off to prison.

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Two men who killed a 60-year-old man in an expressway shooting nearly four years ago while they were both on pretrial release for felony gun cases have pleaded guilty. Joshua Concepcion, 22, and Alexi...

Man shot on Loop sidewalk overnight - CWB Chicago

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 4d

A man was shot on a Loop sidewalk overnight, CPD says. Surveillance video showed an SUV pulling up near a 7-Eleven as its driver fired several shots.

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A 36-year-old man is recovering after being shot on a downtown Chicago sidewalk overnight, marking the sixth shooting in the Loop so far this year.

$50K reward for info on drivers who rammed federal agents over the weekend - CWB Chicago

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 4d

The FBI and ATF are offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to arrests in two assaults on federal officers tied to Chicago’s “Midway Blitz” immigration enforcement effort.

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Federal authorities are offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for two assaults on federal officers and damage to government prope...

Feds: Latin Kings leader put out $10,000 hit on ICE commander in Chicago - CWB Chicago

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 4d

Breaking: Federal prosecutors say a high-ranking Latin King gang member put out a $10,000 hit on the Border Patrol commander overseeing the agency’s “Midway Blitz” operation in Chicago.

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Federal prosecutors say a Latin King gang leader offered a $10,000 bounty for the killing of a senior immigration enforcement officer after an ICE agent shot a woman in Chicago this weekend.

7 killed, 26 wounded in weekend shootings across Chicago - CWB Chicago

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 4d

Seven people were murdered and 26 more wounded in shootings across Chicago over the weekend.

The total is slightly higher than last year, but well below levels seen during the pandemic.

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Seven people were murdered and 26 others were wounded in shootings across Chicago over the weekend, according to police. The weekend’s tally marked a modest increase from the same period last year, th...

Man shot while drinking in North Side park on Sunday night - CWB Chicago

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CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 4d

A 38-year-old man was critically wounded after being shot in the leg during an argument while drinking in a North Center park Sunday night, police said.

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A man was critically injured Sunday night after being shot during an argument in a North Side park, according to Chicago police.

Woman admits to carjacking vehicle with a 4-year-old still inside: CPD - CWB Chicago

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 4d

Tamika Maclin is charged with kidnapping and carjacking after she allegedly forced a woman out of a car on the West Side and drove away with the victim’s 4-year-old in the back seat.

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A 33-year-old woman has been ordered detained after prosecutors said she and an accomplice carjacked a mother on the West Side while her 4-year-old son sat in the back seat.

Report: City knew of squalid, unsafe conditions at South Shore apartments before immigration raid - CWB Chicago

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 4d

New evidence shows city officials knew about the squalid conditions inside the South Shore apartment building raided by ICE last week.

Court filings claim the owner had lost control of the property.

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There is growing evidence that city officials knew, or should have known, about dangerous living conditions inside a South Shore apartment building long before federal immigration agents raided it las...

Burglar stole radios and siren wires from CPD vehicles: prosecutors - CWB Chicago

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 4d

CPD says a Cicero man raided squad cars and fire vehicles, making off with radios, emergency lights, and siren wires.

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A Cicero man is facing felony charges after police say he was caught burglarizing Chicago Police Department squad cars and Chicago Fire Department vehicles inside the city’s motor vehicle maintenance ...

Burglar beaten by frying pan-wielding homeowner is heading to prison - CWB Chicago

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 5d

Remember the burglar who went viral after a Logan Square homeowner beat him with a frying pan?

He pleaded guilty yesterday and is being shipped off to prison.

He is now a 14-time convicted felon.

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The burglar who went viral last year after being pursued by a frying pan-wielding homeowner in Logan Square is heading to prison after pleading guilty on Friday, court records show.

Woman shot by Border Patrol is charged with ramming federal vehicle; man also charged - CWB Chicago

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CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 5d

The woman who was shot by a Border Patrol agent yesterday is now charged with assaulting federal agents. A man who was driving another vehicle that allegedly rammed the agents’ SUV is also charged.

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A Chicago woman shot by a Border Patrol agent during a confrontation in Brighton Park on Saturday has been charged with assaulting federal officers. Prosecutors have also charged a man who allegedly r...

Man accused of taking phone at gunpoint, transferring $1,190 to himself (while on probation for stealing phones and transferring money to himself) - CWB Chicago

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 5d

Prosecutors say he took a man’s phone at gunpoint in River North, then transferred nearly $1,200 to himself.

And he allegedly did it while on probation for stealing people’s phones on the Mag Mile and transferring money to himself.

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A man on “second chance probation” for commandeering victims’ phones to transfer money to himself is back in jail after prosecutors said he upped his game by taking a man’s phone at gunpoint and then ...

CPD chief barred cops from helping 'surrounded' Border Patrol agents; woman shot by ICE agents identified - CWB Chicago

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 5d

A top CPD officer ordered cops to stay away from federal agents who reported being surrounded by an angry crowd on Saturday.

“They’re being surrounded by a large crowd… and we’re not sending?”

“Those are the orders.”

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One of the highest-ranking officers in the Chicago Police Department barred city cops from responding to calls for help from federal agents who reported being surrounded by a large crowd in Brighton P...

Man beat 94-year-old senior with a brick during robbery attempt near Garfield Park: prosecutors - CWB Chicago

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 6d

Prosecutors say a 94-year-old Garfield Park resident who often handed out money to people in need was attacked as he rode his scooter down Madison Street.

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A 94-year-old Garfield Park man was beaten with a brick and kicked during a robbery attempt as he rode his scooter Tuesday morning. prosecutors said he suffered an “unstable neck fracture.” Charges fi...

Dexter Reed’s brother gets probation for having gun during traffic stop - CWB Chicago

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 6d

Chicago police killed Dexter Reed after he shot a cop during a traffic stop.

Late last year, cops arrested his brother for having a gun during a traffic stop.

The brother, arrested twice while the gun case was pending, has now pleaded guilty.

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Chicago police fatally shot Dexter Reed after he opened fire during a traffic stop. Days later, his brother was arrested in a separate stop for allegedly having a gun. Now, after being arrested twice ...