News Category: Community Alerts

  • Community Alert – 11th District – Attempted Child Luring (HZ216111)

    Community Alert – 11th District – Attempted Child Luring (HZ216111)

    On April 06, 2016, at approximately 8:48 p.m., the male juvenile was walking home after his basketball game. The minor reached the stairs of the CTA Green Line at Lake and Pulaski Street (S/W corner), when a dark blue vehicle with its interior light on and unknown male white driver drove alongside the curb and stopped. The unknown offender leaned over to the passenger side window which was already down and said “get in the car, get in the car,…

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  • Community Alert – 8th District – Robberies (P16-1-096)

    Community Alert – 8th District – Robberies (P16-1-096)

    This alert gives notice to residens in the 8th District (Chicago Lawn) of robbery incidents which have occurred during the month of April 2016. In these incidents, the offender(s) approach the victims, demand and forcibly remove their property.   For More Information Click Here

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  • Community Alert – 9th District – Attempted Luring (HZ216566)

    Community Alert – 9th District – Attempted Luring (HZ216566)

    On April 7, 2016 at approximately 8:00 a.m. in the 4600 block of S. Rockwell St., an unknown male attempted to lure two 13-year-old females and a 10-year-old male while they were walking to school. The male followed the children, made a sexual comment to the females offering them money for a sex act and grabbed the book bag of the boy who was able to pull away from the subject. The offender fled in an unknown direction. For More…

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  • Community Alert – 10th District – Burglaries (P16-1-095)

    Community Alert – 10th District – Burglaries (P16-1-095)

    This alert gives notice to residents in the 10th District (Ogden) of an increase in burglary related incidents that have occurred during the month of April 2016. Click here for more information on this Community Alert

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  • Community Alert – 8th District – Robberies (P16-1-089)

    Community Alert – 8th District – Robberies (P16-1-089)

    This alert gives notice to residents in the 8th District (Chicago Lawn) of robbery incidents. In these incidents, offender(s) approached the victims and demanded / forcibly removed their property. Click here for more info

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  • Community Alert – 14th District – Armed Robberies (P16-N-072)

    Community Alert – 14th District – Armed Robberies (P16-N-072)

    In each case, the offenders approach the victim on the street or alley, and announce a robbery. The offenders display a handgun and go through the victim’s pockets and remove property. The offenders flee on foot. The victims are returning home and maybe distracted by texting. For more information, click here.

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  • Community Alert – 16th District – Burglaries (P16-N-071)

    Community Alert – 16th District – Burglaries (P16-N-071)

    This alert gives notice to the residents of the 16th District (Jefferson Park) of several residential burglaries that have occurred in the months of March and April 2016. In these incidents, unknown offender(s) entered residences through the front/rear doors or windows. The offenders took electronics, jewelry, cash, and other miscellaneous items. Click here for more info

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  • Community Alert – 11th District –  Criminal Sexual Assault (HZ202689)

    Community Alert – 11th District – Criminal Sexual Assault (HZ202689)

    On March 27, 2016 at approximately 3:45 a.m., a 25 year old female victim parked her vehicle on the 200 block of N. Kenneth Ave. When she exited the vehicle with her infant child, an unknown offender approached on foot, displayed a handgun, and ordered her back into her vehicle. the unknown offender then got into the driver’s seat of the vehicle and drove off with the female and her child. The offender sexually assaulted the victim prior to his…

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  • Community Alert – 1st District -Robberies (P16-1-086)

    Community Alert – 1st District -Robberies (P16-1-086)

    This alert gives notice to residents in the 1st (Central) District of robbery related incidents during the month of March. The offenders approached intoxicated males on the public way and demanded the victim’s wallet and cell phone. Click here for more info

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  • Community Alert – 1st District – Theft/Pocket Picking (P16-1-029)

    Community Alert – 1st District – Theft/Pocket Picking (P16-1-029)

    29 Mar 16 Blue Line Pick Pockets – 1st District (P16-1-029CA) This alert gives notice to  those who use the CTA trains in the 1st District of Theft/Pocket Picking incidents that have been reported on the Blue Line trains proceeding southbound towards the Downtown Area from O’Hare Airport. In general, the offenders in these crimes usually work in groups of two or three to steal items from unsuspecting victims. After the offenders observe a prospective victim, one will typically create…

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