Police News

UPDATE:
The coroner's office cause of death is stated as "multiple sharp force injuries" for Olga Maria Calderon, a white female.

At 9:36 a.m., Sunday, September 6, a 32-year-old female employee was stabbed to death in Walgreens, 1372 N. Milwaukee Ave., according to the Chicago Police Department (CPD). 

Displaying a handgun in his waistband, a black male demanded two cashiers at the Dunkin' Donuts in the 1200 block of N. Ashland to open the registers at approximately 7:55 p.m., Mon., Aug. 24. 

Three were shot in a commercial business in the 1100 block of N. Western Ave. at approximately 2:30 p.m., Fri., Aug. 21.

With four carjacking incidents within the Chicago Police Department's 14th District since Sunday, covering Wicker Park, Bucktown and in other parts of Chicago's West Town Community, residents are asking "Why?"

At 1:38 a.m. on Saturday, August 8, in the 1400 block of Milwaukee Ave., a 30-year-old man was shot in his left thigh, according to the Chicago Police Department. The unit is reported to be a in a pricey Airbnb apartment. 

Brandishing a knife, a robber has entered three Logan Square businesses in the last few days announcing that he is going to rob their business, according to the Chicago Police Department. 

Burglars pried open doors or broke in windows to enter residents in the 12th Chicago Police Department  from the end of June to mid-July.  That has prompted the District to alert residents. 

A male passenger in a vehicle on the 1600 block of N. Kedzie Blvd. was shot at approximately 4:56 p.m. on Tues., July 14. 

To increase the Chicago Police Department's (CPD) ability to communicate with individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP), improving access to CPD services and programs, CPD has added a new key person to their staff.