Street Crimes
Reported January1-31, 2010
Published: February 28th, 2010
Columbia, 1300 blk.: woman’s purse snatched by person passing by her [10:15pm, Fri., 1/22]
Columbia, 1400 blk.: woman accosted & robbed by 2 men who first grabbed her arms, pinning them back [1:30am, Fri., 1/15]
Bates, 200 blk.: person assaulted & robbed by 3 men [12mid. Sat., 1/9]
Georgia, 2600 blk.: 3 persons robbed at gunpoint by 2 men [4:45pm, Mon., 1/18]
Georgia, 3100 blk.: person waiting at bus stop assaulted & robbed by 4 men [5:30pm, Thu., 1/7]
Georgia, 3400 blk.: woman approached by 3 others from behind, one of whom asked if she could use her cellphone to which she agreed but when she took it back one of the other women snatched it from her & they fled with it [6:30 pm, Tue., 1/26]
Girard, 1300 blk.: man robbed at gunpoint by 2 others [8:45pm, Fri., 1/22]
Gresham, 700 blk.: man assaulted & robbed by 3 men [3:45am, Sun., 1/10]
Harvard, 1400 blk.: woman robbed of cellphone & purse at knifepoint by man [11pm, Sat., 1/23]
Ingleside, 1800 blk.: man carrying laundry robbed at gunpoint by 2 others of cash that was in a pocket of of a pair of pants that was in the laundry [11:15pm, Wed., 1/6]
Irving, 600 blk.: woman robbed at gunpoint by man who then attempted to steal her car but was unable to get it to start [1am, Fri., 1/1]
Irving, 700 blk.: 2 persons accosted & robbed at gunpoint by a group of men, some of whom assaulted one of the victims upon attempting to flee [2am, Thu., 1/7]
Irving, 1400 blk.: woman’s cellphone snatched from her hand while using it by young woman (reportedly teenage) [5:45pm, Tue., 1/26]
Irving, 1500 blk.: person assaulted & robbed by 2 men [12:15am, Fri., 1/22]
M, unit blk.: 3 persons accosted by a group of young men (reportedly teenage), 2 of whom were robbed of their purses [12mid, Thu., 1/7]
M, 600 blk.: 2 persons robbed at gunpoint by 2 men, one of whom was also assaulted [10:30pm, Fri., 1/15]s
N, 2100 blk. (alley): man accosted by another who demanded cash, then struck him with a metal object, following which he had the man remove his pants [11:30pm, Mon., 1/11]
New Jersey & Rhode Is.: woman accosted by 2 others, one of whom grabbed her by the hair, following which she was assaulted & robbed [7:30pm, Fri., 1/8]
New Jersey, 1100 blk.: man accosted & robbed by another who struck him on his head with a cane [7:15am, Mon., 1/4]
Ontario (Pl.), 1800 blk.: man accosted by 3 others, one of whom demanded his wallet & when given to him then threw it on the ground & struck him in his face [6:30pm, Sun., 1/3]
Otis, 800 blk.: man assaulted by another who took the keys to his house from him, entered and threatened a person who was inside [9:30pm, Wed., 1/20] (case closed with arrest)
Otis, 1300 blk.: man assaulted & robbed by 2 men [9pm, Froi., 1/16] (case closed with arrest)
P, 300 blk.: man assaulted & robbed by several others [1:15am, Sun., 1/24]
P, 600 blk.: woman accosted by 2 young men (reportedly teenage), one of whom snatched her purse but when she chased & caught up with him he gave it back [6:15pm, Fri., 1/1]
P, 1500 blk.: woman approached by 2 girls, one of whom snatched unspecified property from her hand [6:45pm, Mon., 1/25]
Q, unit blk.: man assaulted & robbed by 2 others [12:45am, Mon, 1/11]
R, 700 blk.: man robbed at gunpoint by woman [2:30pm, Mon., 1/18]
R, 900 blk.: man grabbed by another from behind, forced to the ground & robbed [7pm, Mon., 1/18]
R, 1400 blk.: pizza deliveryman robbed of cash by 3 men, one of whom brandished an unidentified weapon [12:45am, Sun, 1/3]
R, 1600 blk.: man accosted by 4 others, ones of whom assaulted & robbed him of his wallet [9:30pm, Fri., 1/29]
Rhode Is., 1400 blk.: 3 persons robbed at gunpoint by 3 men [2:30am, Thu., 1/14]
Riggs, 1800 blk.: woman assaulted & robbed of purse by 3 men [9:30pm, Sun., 1/24]
Sherman, 2700 blk.: person assaulted & robbed by several men [11:30pm, Sat., 1/16]
Summit, 1800 blk.: man accosted by 3 others, one of whom demanded that he give him his iPod but when he refused & threatened to call the police they fled [6pm, Sun., 1/10]
T, 1400 blk.: man assaulted & robbed by 2 others [6:30pm, Sun., 1/3]
U, 1500 blk.: woman assaulted by 2 young men (reportedly teenage) who attempted, unsuccessfully, to snatch her purse from her [12:30pm, Sun., 1/31]
U, 1700 blk.: woman’s purse snatched by one of 3 men she had been aware were following her but was able to recover the purse when it was dropped following a chase by a witness [6pm, Fri., 1/22]
U, 1700 blk.: woman’s purse snatched by one of 3 men who had approached her [12:30am, Sun., 1/24]
Varnum, 500 blk.: 2 persons robbed at gunpoint by 2 men, one of whom was then assaulted [6:45pm, Sat., 1/16]
Vermont, 1900 blk.: man accosted from behind by another who robbed him at gunpoint of book bag & Mp3 Player [6:30pm, Sat, 1/2]
2nd, 1800 blk.: person robbed of wallet at gunpoint by man [4:30pm, Thu., 1/14]
3rd & R: woman’s purse snatched by one of 2 men who approached her [8:30pm, Fri., 1/8]
5th, 1100 blk.: man accosted by 3 others, forced at gunpoint to the ground & robbed [7:45pm, Wed., 1/13] (case closed with arrest of all three, ages, 17-21)
7th & P: man accosted & forced to the ground by 2 others who searched his pockets but who obtained nothing [1:30pm, Thu., 1/7]
11th & Harvard: woman’s purse snatched by man but was able to recover the purse when dropped it once he removed what he wanted from it following her having chased him [4pm, Sun., 1/24]
11th & S: woman assaulted & robbed by man of cellphone [3pm, Sun., 1/31]
11th, 1300 blk.: man robbed of wallet by 2 others [4:15pm, Sat., 1/16]
11th, 3000 blk.: man attacked by another who demanded cash but was able to flee without being robbed [5:30pm, Tue., 1/19]
12th & W: man pushed by 2 others & robbed of wallet [12:15pm, Thu., 1/21]
12th, 1300 blk.: woman walking past 3 men, grabbed by one of them, pushed to the ground & robbed of her purse [8pm, Wed., 1/27]
12th, 1700 blk.: woman’s cellphone snatched from her while using it by young man (reportedly teenage) [12:30pm, Fri., 1/22]
12th, 2000 blk.: man robbed at gunpoint by another [6:30pm, Sat., 1/2]
13th, 1800 blk.: woman accosted by 3 men, pushed to the ground & robbed of purse [8:15pm, Sat., 1/9]
15th & Chapin: woman accosted by man who robbed her of items he took from her purse [3am, Sat., 1/16]
16th & P: man accosted by 2 others, struck with an unknown object & robbed [9:30pm, Fri., 1/29]
17th, 1900 blk: 2 persons robbed at gunpoint by man who then fled in a waiting car [7:45pm, Fri., 1/29]
17th, 2400 blk.: woman accosted by 2 men, one brandishing a gun, who demanded her cash & purse but were foiled when she fled [9:30pm, Fri., 1/8]
17th, 3200 blk.: man robbed at knifepoint by 2 others [4pm, Mon., 1/11] (case closed with the arrest of both men)
18th, 2200 blk.: man walking past a group of men was asked for his jacket & then assaulted when he , whereupon he was assaulted when he refused; later, while suffering from facial cuts & loose teeth, finding his jacket abandoned nearby [1:30am, Sat., 1/17]
18th, 3100 blk.: 3 persons robbed at gunpoint by 2 men, one of whom was then struck with the gun [10pm, Sat., 1/23]
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The above is a sampling of reported street crimes in the 3rd Police District and the Bloomingdale neighborhood portion of the 5th District. Times shown are approximate. Emphasis here is placed, for the most part, on listing crimes against persons occurring in or adjacent to public space. Not generally reported are most assaults stemming from verbal altercations nor the extraordinary numbers of burglaries, auto heists, and "smash and grab" from parked cars.
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