Thursday, February 14, 2013
The robbery occurred in Des Plaines, but the suspect fled east into Park Ridge, prompting police to notify the high school and a daycare at Maine Park on Sibley in Park Ridge. Both schools locked down.
A suspect robbed a Shell gasoline station at Oakton Street and River Road in Des Plaines Thursday, then fled east into Park Ridge, said Park Ridge Police Commander Lou Jogmen. Police notified Maine South High School, which has students from Niles and Park Ridge. It which went into soft lockdown mode around 1:30 to 2 p.m., said Dave Beery, communications director for Maine Township High School District 207. A soft lockdown means students stay in their classrooms, with lights on and classes continuing, but do not leave those rooms until the lockdown is lifted. Security at entrances is also diligent, Beery said. Police also briefed the Park Ridge Park District, which locked down a daycare facility at Maine Park Leisure Center on Sibley …
Monday, January 21, 2013
A Great Clips in Chicago was robbed Monday around 10:10 a.m. This comes after several hair salons in Skokie and Niles were robbed.
Updated 11:43 p.m. - A Great Clips in Chicago was robbed at gunpoint on Monday, police said. The robber entered the salon at 1235 N. Clybourn at 10:10 a.m., pointed a black handgun at the stylists and demanded she put money in his backpack. The offender then fled the scene westbound, an officer at Chicago News Affairs said. The man was wearing a red puffy coat, red jacket and a skullcap, police said. Police believe this individual is the same person that robbed two hair salons in Lincoln Park in December. The Great Clips robbery is also similar to those of recent weeks in surrounding suburbs such as Skokie and Niles. It is unclear if the Jan. 21st robber is the same individual responsible for those that occurred in the suburban area, …
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Two hair stylists in Skokie talk about security precautions - such as keeping their doors locked at all times - after the hair salon bandit robbed three area salons in a two-week span.
Despite the store being open, walk up to Hair Cuttery in Village Crossing and expect the doors to be locked. It's a security precaution the employees have taken since the hair salon bandit has robbed three area salons - two in Skokie, one in Niles - in two weeks. "We started locking our doors on Monday," said Hair Cuttery stylist Dyana Kheyo, 22. "We're terrified. Our customers are terrified. They know what's been going on. It's been all over the news." While the door was locked, both employees opened it with a smile after realizing this reporter wasn't there to rob them. "It's just a precaution," said stylist Molly Kobylt, 24. "We know he uses a gun. We know he's robbed eight salons already. Yeah, he hasn't been violent, but who's to say …
Friday, January 11, 2013
Skokie has seen two armed robberies targeting hair salons over the last two weeks. Police believe the same man is responsible for about a dozen similar crimes that took place in Niles, Morton Grove and several other areas.
Two Skokie hair salons have been robbed at gunpoint in two weeks, and police believe one man is responsible for both crimes, they announced today. Officers responded to an armed robbery call at Supercuts, 3539 Dempster St., on Jan. 10 around 12:25 p.m. The suspect entered the hair salon, displayed a black revolver and demanded money, police said. The offender would soon flee in an unknown direction. It is unclear at this time how much money the man stole and no injuries were reported as a result of the incident. Police said the most recent hair salon employee identified the armed robber as the same man who held up Hair Cuttery in Fashion Square Shopping Mall, 9442 Skokie Blvd., on Dec. 27 (pictured above). Authorities also believe the …
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
A man robbed a hair salon at Fashion Square Shopping Mall in Skokie on Dec. 27. The suspect made off with $110 after posing to buy a bottle of shampoo.
A hair salon worker was greeted with an unexpected transaction on Dec. 27, one police believe might be related to several similar incidents. Police responded to a robbery at Hair Cuttery at Fashion Square Shopping Mall, 9442 Skokie Blvd., on Dec. 27 around 10:34 a.m. According to the report, a man walked into the hair salon while two employees were working; one was shampooing a customer’s hair while the other was up front at the register. The suspect then approached the cashier with a bottle of shampoo he was pretending to purchase, according to the report. After exchanging a few words with the cashier, the man pulled out a black revolver from his backpack and said, “Give me the money,” the report stated. The worker then became “…
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
After a man who advertised Apple iPhone 5s on Craigslist pointed a guy at two potential buyers, he made off with $5,000 of their money.
Buyers looking for a good deal through Craigslist this holiday season may want to take some extra precaution after two men were robbed of $5,000 at gunpoint in Skokie on Nov. 8. The victims met the suspect through a local ad on Craigslist. The two men told police they were supposed to buy 10 Apple iPhone 5s, but were robbed after meeting the suspect, who went by the alias "Tyrone," police said. The three met in the 9100 block of Ewing Avenue and shook hands. However, the deal went south when the suspect pulled out a black semi-automatic pistol and said, “you have five seconds to give me the cash or I will shoot you,” the report stated. The suspect then took $5,000 in cash from the victims and fled the scene. The men told police that …
Thursday, August 2, 2012
She was reaching for her bicycle, and he took it and ran. An arrest is merely an accusation and not evidence of a conviction.
Just before 10 p.m. on July 25, a 47-year-old Niles woman told police she had come out of a store in the 8000 block of Milwaukee Avenue, and was holding her wallet in her right hand, so that she could reach for the handle bars of her bicycle. At that moment, a 20- to 30-year-old man, about 5' 11", ran up and grabbed her wallet, running northbound in the alley, according to police. The woman chased him, but gave up after about 50 yards. Police said that a wallet, house keys, cellular telephone, driver’s license, $3 and store credit cards were taken. Police are investigating. Aggravated assault A 24-year-old Niles man reported that on July 25 at 6:15 p.m., he got off a bus when he saw a 20-year-old Morton Grove man and two other men …
Monday, July 16, 2012
Three suspects are believed to be tied to several robberies in Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin.
UPDATE: The Lake County Cororner identified Paris D. Williams of Rockford as the deceased victim in the crash. Williams was pronounced dead a the scene at 1:30 a.m. on July 16. ORIGINAL STORY: One person is dead, two others critically injured after a gas station robbery turned police chase late Sunday in Antioch. The Antioch Police Department said three suspects entered the Bernie's Marathon Gas Station at 830 Main Street in Antioch around 9:20 Sunday evening armed with a silver semi-automatic pistol. Police say the suspects pepper sprayed the clerk while holding her at gun point and demanded money. The suspects obtained an undisclosed amount of cash and sped away in a a silver Chevy Sedan, headed south on Route 83. A marked Antioch …
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Just a few minutes east of Morton Grove, a 54-year-old man was mugged and beaten for $250 on Friday. Police found the victim with his "lower teeth off center" and his face covered in blood.
A 54-year-old man was beaten and hospitalized after being robbed of $250 on April 20 around 11:30 p.m. The man was walking near Lamon and Louise avenues in Skokie, about a block south of Oakton Street, when two men in their 20s asked him for a dollar. Before he could acknowledge them, he was sucker punched by the taller of the two suspects and fell to the ground, according to the police report. When police arrived, they found the man “bleeding from his mouth and nose. [His] lower teeth were off center and the inside of his mouth was covered in blood,” the report said. Read more: Landlord: "The village seems to think I should be the police department." Dazed, the man got up and tried to walk to Oakton Street so he could call for help. …
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Curious about the number of crimes reported in your Patch town in 2010? We've got the FBI tally.
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
The FBI released its 2010 Uniform Crime Report Monday. The north and northwest suburbs served by the Patch sites in Cook and Lake counties are listed below in charts for violent crimes and property crimes. The data reflect communities that reported crime statistics for all 12 months of 2010. Due to a change in state reporting methods, Illinois statistics from 2010 cannot be compared to 2009 statistics, according to the FBI. Glenview, Niles, Wilmette and Glencoe were not included in the FBI's release of data. VIOLENT CRIME: PROPERTY CRIME: The FBI cautions against using this data to rank police departments and community crime rates. When the FBI determines an agency’s data collection methodology does not comply with national Uniform Crime…
Adelina Centracchio
9:04 am on Wednesday, February 27, 2013
(y) s/b of clipped himm after the 3rd robbery!!! more ›