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Belmont Cragin
Belmont Gardens man charged in Northwest Side shooting
Oscar Carballo-Garcia, 27, allegedly shot and wounded a 35-year-old man in the 4800 block of West Nelson Street Sunday, authorities said.
By Mohammad Samra
 
Crime scene tape.
Crime
2 critically injured after vehicle crashes into business in Cragin
About 4:05 a.m., a 28-year-old man was driving west in a black Honda Accord with a passenger thought to be about 20-years-old, when he struck the side of a business in the 5200 block of West Belmont Avenue.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
Earl Casteel (standing) was seen in the viral cellphone video from which this image is taken being shot in both legs in 2015 in Irving Park by Thaddeus “T.J.” Jimenez (seated in the car).
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In what became a viral cellphone video, Earl Casteel was seen shot in the legs by Thaddeus ‘T.J.’ Jimenez in a bizarre case recounted in the 2019 Sun-Times/WBEZ podcast.
By Frank Main
 
A male was fatally shot after attacking a security guard Sept. 5, 2022, outside a Greektown business.
Crime
Man arrested after barricading himself with 1-year-old child in Cragin
The man was taken into custody in the 5400 block of West Fullerton Avenue after a stand-off with a police SWAT team.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
A Chicago Police Department officer.
Crime
Woman dies after Cragin shooting
The 37-year-old was shot in the back of her head by someone in an SUV that was following the car she was in, police say.
By David Struett
 
Cameras at 63rd Street and Western Avenue on Wednesday, April 18, 2012.
Transportation
Speed cameras to start churning out $35 tickets Monday under lower threshold
City Hall says the decision to start ticketing motorists caught driving 6 mph to 10 mph over the posted speed limit was triggered by a 45% surge in traffic fatalities, but Ald. Anthony Beale doesn’t buy it. It’s about generating more revenue for the city, he said.
By Fran Spielman
 
A Chicago police star on a wall at headquarters.
Crime
Teens charged in NW Side carjacking
One of the teens allegedly pointed a gun at the vicim as he sat his car.
By David Struett
 
John McPherson
News
Missing Cragin man found safe
John McPherson went missing Dec. 11 from the 2500 block of North Lockwood Avenue.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
Chicago Police investigate at the 25th District station, 5555 W. Grand Ave., on the Northwest Side, after multiple officers were shot outside the station Thursday morning. The suspect was also shot multiple times in the incident.
News
3 cops wounded after prisoner — a paroled felon — opens fire at Chicago police station
It’s unclear how the prisoner had a gun because he should have been searched before being placed inside a police vehicle. Sources say the 25-year-old man was paroled just three months ago on a gun conviction.
By Frank Main, Sam Charles, and 3 more
 
A man was shot dead July 22, 2020, in the 5500 block of West School Street.
Crime
Man killed in Cragin drive-by
He was shot Wednesday afternoon in the 5500 block of West School Street, police say.
By David Struett
 
A man and a minor boy have been charged with a carjacking July 12, 2020, at a parking garage at Westfield Old Orchard mall, 4937 Old Orchard Center in Skokie.
Crime
No bail for man charged with Old Orchard mall carjacking
Omarion Franklin and a boy stole the victim’s gray Infiniti sedan at gunpoint in the parking garage of Westfield Old Orchard mall in Skokie, police said.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
A man was fatally shot Feb. 5, 2021, in Austin.
Crime
Skokie carjacking leads to SWAT standoff in Cragin; 2 arrested
Two male suspects stole a gray Infiniti sedan from a parking lot at Westfield Old Orchard mall and crashed it in Chicago, police said.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
A Chicago Transit Authority bus
Belmont Cragin
6 hurt after CTA bus crashes into a NW Side optical business after being struck by hit-and-run driver
The crash happened at Laramie and Fullerton avenues, officials said.
By David Struett
 
Genesis Munoz
Chicago
Girl, 14, missing from Cragin located
Police cancelled the alert about 9:20 p.m. Monday, saying Munoz had been located.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
Joshua Stokes, 18, was found shot to death on in Austin.
Crime
Businesses burglarized in Cragin: police
Four burglaries happened within the same two blocks, police said.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
A pair of robbers took cash from people in February and March on the Northwest Side.
Crime
Robbers beat, steal cash from people on NW Side
The two incidents happened in Cragin and Logan Square, police said.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
Several people were hurt in a crash March 6, 2020, at Nelson Street and Laramie Avenue in Cragin.
News
2 kids among 7 injured in Northwest Side crash
The crash happened at Nelson Street and Laramie Avenue in Cragin.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
Kaylanee Brito
News
Girl, 17, missing from Northwest Side
Kaylanee Brito was last seen Feb. 14 in the 4900 block of West Henderson Street.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
A teenage boy was shot Nov. 30, 2020, in Roseland.
Crime
Man charged with DUI in Cragin crash that hurt Chicago police officers
Enrique Hernandez Carreno, 19, is accused of running a stop sign and hitting the squad car with a Ford Explorer in the 3300 block of North Laramie Avenue.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
A man is charged with fleeing a traffic stop Jan. 26, 2020, and hitting an officer with his vehicle in Washington Heights.
Crime
Driver, passenger arrested after 2 Chicago police officers hurt in Cragin crash
A marked squad car was northbound in the 3300 block of North Laramie Avenue when it was hit by a 2004 Ford Explorer that ran a stop sign, according to Chicago police.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
Vehicle damage was reported in November and December, 2019 in the 4800 and 4900 blocks of Montana Street in Cragin.
Crime
Vandalism to vehicles reported in Cragin
Someone either spray-painted or smeared paint on parked vehicles in the 4800 and 4900 blocks of West Montana Street.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
A man was killed in a crash in East Chicago
Crime
4 men robbed people on Northwest Side: police
The suspects were described as four men in their early 20s, police said. They were driving a dark blue Jeep Wrangler in one of the robberies.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
Three armed robberies were reported in Albany Park and Irving Park in January.
Crime
Pair rob victims at gunpoint in Cragin: police
In each incident, two people approached someone, pulled out a gun and demanded money, according to a community alert from Chicago police.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
A teen boy was shot July 10, 2020, in West Garfield Park.
News
Man shot while inside bedroom in Cragin
He was inside the bedroom of a residence in the 5200 block of West Schubert Avenue, when someone fired shots from outside the bedroom window, striking him in the back, Chicago police said.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
Chicago police investigate the scene where a stolen minivan crashed into multiple vehicles in the 2400 block of North Lamon Avenue in Cragin on the Northwest Side on Dec. 8, 2019.
Crime
Belmont Central carjacking leads to Cragin crash, shots fired; 2 in custody
At least one of the vehicle’s occupants fired gunshots after the crash, but no one was hit, according to police.
By Luke Wilusz and Carly Behm
 
Three people were carjacked June 18, 2021.
Crime
Cragin burglar enters homes through rear doors, windows: police
The suspects flee the burglaries in a gray Land Rover, police said.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
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News
Girl, 15, missing from Cragin found safe
Aiyana McMiller was last seen Friday, Chicago police said.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
Guillermo Perez, a Chicago firefighter, says his 2014 Tesla Model S85 saw a sudden drop in range after an automatic software update to the battery system.
The Watchdogs
Tesla’s disappearing miles: Owners say automatic software fix has had unwanted side effects
The electric carmaker’s update after a series of car fires has also cut into how far vehicles go without a recharge and lengthened charging time, complaints and lawsuit say.
By Stephanie Zimmermann
 
A group of teenage boys tried to sexually assault a 12-year-old girl Sept. 23, 2019, in an alley between the 2200 block of North Laporte and Lamon avenues.
Crime
Teen boys tried to sexually assault 12-year-old girl in Cragin alley: police
The group approached the girl about 4 p.m. Sept. 23 in an alley between the 2200 blocks of North Laporte and Lamon avenues, according to Chicago police.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
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Crime
Man dies in Cragin hit-and-run crash
The 45-year-old man was crossing Cicero Avenue when he was struck by a Maroon Nissan, police said.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
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