Chicago Police: Tow Truck Drivers Stealing Cars from Wreck Scenes
Chicago law enforcement says cars are being stolen by tow trucks at wreck sites in the Loop and South Loop.

Chicago law enforcement says cars are being stolen by tow trucks at wreck sites in the Loop and South Loop.
A Chicago TV news crew was robbed at gunpoint while reporting on an armed robbery in West Town.
A photo of Chicago’s 12th District Police Station shows the “inhumane” conditions of illegal border crossers sleeping on the lobby floor.
A Chicago policeman, previously charged with sexually abusing a minor, is facing more charges in a case involving several victims.
For the last several years the Chicago Police Department (CPD) has engaged in a policy of “hands-off” as huge groups of hundreds of teens and young adults rampage through neighborhoods looting stores, vandalizing cars, fighting with each other, and even shooting people. But on Sunday, police reversed that policy and actually made dozens of arrests during one such mob scene.
A Chicago police recruit, allegedly screaming expletives, stormed out of the police academy Monday morning after a sergeant retrieved a breathalyzer to test his sobriety.
Officials in Chicago, Illinois have moved more than three dozen border crossers and illegal aliens out of a police station in the city’s southwest side after allegations that officers were having sex with some of the new arrivals, including a teenage girl.
Five teens were hurt when the reportedly stolen car they were in crashed Tuesday in Englewood, Chicago police say.
Two 2-year-olds were wounded in separate shootings that occurred just hours apart in Chicago on Sunday evening, ABC 7/Chicago Sun-Times reported.
Officials took two into custody after a recent fight at a baggage claim inside Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.
With the Democratic National Convention just over a year away, the Chicago Police have issued a carjacking alert as crime continues to soar in the Windy City.
An upset fast food worker in Chicago apparently went on a rampage through the eatery after allegedly not receiving his paycheck.
A man accused of stabbing his girlfriend allegedly told her, “I thought you were dead” when she woke up several hours later.
A dating app is reportedly being used to lure Chicago men and rob them on the city’s Northwest side, with two incidents occurring recently.
For a fourth night in a row, the Chicago Police Department was forced to call for reinforcements downtown as large numbers of teens gathered and engaged in rioting, violence, and even a Saturday night shooting.
Chicago Police Interim Superintendent Eric Carter recommends the officer who fatally shot a teenager in 2021 be fired, CWB Chicago reported Monday.
The Twitter account for the Chicago Police Department reportedly liked a so-called “anti-trans” post and officials are now looking into the matter.
Two Chicago teens stand accused of participating in armed robberies and carjackings on Wednesday in Logan Square.
A 17-year-old was arrested for allegedly hijacking a vehicle from a 35-year-old man at gunpoint Tuesday, according to police.
A 26-year-old woman was stabbed to death early Saturday as she stood on a Loop CTA platform in Chicago, the news coming as residents suffer rampant crime.
A Chicago Man has been accused of committing a string of robberies by arranging meetings via Facebook Marketplace.
Police say a man committed an armed robbery on a Chicago sidewalk and then began chowing down on a takeout order of fried chicken.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) stated Tuesday her plan for addressing crime is “working” despite recent data showing major crime increased by 41 percent in 2022.
A Chicago man received a combined 16-year prison sentence for carjacking a driver so that he could get to court for a stolen vehicle case.
An 18-year-old suspect died Wednesday after he and an accomplice attempted to hijack a vehicle which accelerated and crashed into a Chicago Transit Authority pillar.
A Chicago carjacking suspect was arrested after running from pursuing police officers but was then caught hiding in a dumpster behind a police dispatch building, according to CWB Chicago.
Chicago police are looking for a suspect after a 16-year-old was shot in the face on a train Sunday just after 2:00 a.m.
A panhandler offered a woman crack cocaine moments after he robbed her on a Chicago train platform Thursday, according to prosecutors via CWB Chicago.
Chicago police say two brothers were fatally shot Wednesday night in Ravenswood, and a 15-year-old was also shot nearby.
Two men with hammers robbed a pedestrian in Chicago early Sunday morning amid a string of armed robbery attacks within the city.
A Chicago homeless man, known as the ‘Walking Man,’ has died nearly seven months after he was set on fire while sleeping on the street.
A police officer fired a taser which hit a suspect and the officer’s partner during an altercation on September 27, according to CWB Chicago.
Two Chicago cousins who a prosecutor says stored over $2 million worth of pot in a storage locker were found out for one simple reason.
Nearly 40 people were robbed by armed groups over the weekend in Chicago’s near west and north sides, according to police.
A Chicago man allegedly attacked a woman before stealing her vehicle on September 24 and officials are trying to identify him.
Human remains were found in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood just three days after remains were also discovered half a mile away.
A pregnant woman who was robbed at knifepoint waited around an hour for Chicago police to respond before she ended up finding the suspect herself, CWB Chicago reported.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s (D) security team was involved in a shooting after witnessing an attempted robbery on an elderly man in the city’s Northwest Side.
Three thieves were seen driving two stolen vehicles through an auto repair door in Chicago on security camera footage.
A Chicago man on electronic home monitoring for an armed robbery charge was found by police seven miles away from his residence.