(CHICAGO) No injuries were reported Monday morning when a wall collapsed in a vacant church in Wicker Park.
The collapse of the building’s north wall was reported about 6 a.m. at the vacant Mision Christiana Church, 1905 W. Schiller St., according to Chicago Police and the Chicago Fire Department.
The building was under construction and no injuries were reported, police said. Additional information was not immediately available.
(CHICAGO) Police are warning residents about a series of armed robberies this month at the constructions sites of new homes in the Wicker Park and North Center neighborhoods.
The robberies were reported at 9:25 a.m. Oct. 7 and 4 p.m. Oct. 18 in the 1400 block of North Oakley as well as 10 a.m. Oct. 7 in the 3900 block of North Claremont, according to a community alert from Chicago Police. All of the robberies occurred at the sites of new homes being built.
The suspect was described as a 26 to 30-year-old man between 5-foot-4 and 5-foot-8, weighing 150 to 170 pounds, with a stocky build, according to police. He was wearing blue jeans and a dark blue jacket or hooded sweatshirt labeled “CHICAGO.”
A second suspect was also seen running away after one of the robberies, but there was no description available for that person, police said.
Anyone with information about the robberies should call Area North detectives at (312) 744-8263.
(CHICAGO) A man has been charged with crashing into a firetruck and an ambulance early Saturday in the Wicker Park neighborhood.
Anthony Ramos, 35, was charged with aggravated DUI without a valid license; driving under the influence of alcohol; failure to yield to an emergency vehicle; and failure to reduce speed, according to Chicago Police.
A firetruck and an ambulance, with their emergency lights on, were responding to a separate incident about 4:20 a.m. at 1570 N. Milwaukee when Ramos’ vehicle crashed into them, according to Chicago Fire Department Cmdr. Walter Schroeder and police. No one was injured in the crash.
Ramos, of the 2600 block of North Avers, was ordered held on a $50,000 bond Sunday, according to court documents. He is next scheduled to appear in court Tuesday.
Surveillance image of a man suspected of two West Town bank robberies in December. / photo credit the FBI
(Chicago) A man robbed a Bank of America branch Saturday afternoon in the Wicker Park neighborhood, his third since December, authorities said.
The man walked into the bank at 1585 N. Milwaukee about 12:45 p.m. and demanded money from a teller, police said. The teller complied and the man fled with an unknown amount of cash.
According to a police report, the robber stood in line with other customers before approaching the counter and handing the teller a note, which read, “Keep calm! No alarms were listening! 100s, 50s, 20s, no dye! No GPS! I’ll check in 30 seconds!”
The teller then handed the robber money through the bullet-proof window, and the suspect walked out of the bank, heading eastbound on Milwaukee, the police report said.
The man is also suspected of robbing a PNC Bank branch at 2100 W. Chicago on Dec. 26 at about 5 p.m., police said.
He also robbed a Chase Bank branch at 1959 W. Division, on Dec. 12, according to the FBI. That robbery took place less than a mile away from his second robbery.
The suspect is described as a white man in his 30s, standing between 5-foot-8 and 6 feet tall, according to the FBI. During the Chase Bank robbery, he wore glasses and a dark-colored coat, a brown scarf and a dark-colored hat. He also had a five o’clock shadow beard.
No weapon was displayed and no injuries were reported in any of the robberies, police said.
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to his identification and arrest. Anyone with information should call the FBI at (312) 421-6700.
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