Police News

UPDATE: Mr. Ritchey was located.

Suffering from dementia, Joseph Ritchey, 76, is missing and considered to be high risk by the Chicago Police Department (CPD). 

Recent auto, residential and commercial thefts and burglaries have caused the Chicago Police Department's 14th District to issue information and warnings. 

Robbery incidents on W. Division St. in Humboldt Park have caused the Chicago Police Department's 12th District to issue an alert. 

Juvenile Miriam Barrera, 16, is missing, according to the Chicago Police Department.

Area Central Detectives are seeking help in identifying two men suspected in two Blue Line robberies.

Strong arm robberies in convenience stores have included one in Bucktown on November 11. 

UPDATE:
The story behind the June 2017 hit-and-run was revealed in court. Click here for The Sun-Times account.

The Fugitive Apprehension team took 24 year-old woman into custody, on Oct. 30, for the June 2017 fatal hit-and-run.

UPDATE:
Held without bond, Johnson's next court date is Nov.15

Identified in a May 28 home invasion in Wicker Park, Lester Johnson, 53, was captured Thursday in Broadview. 

Only a few towels on the sidewalk at Ashland and Division and a police tape on Division remain as evidence of the 3:44 a.m. shooting, around the corner from a local nightclub.