Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Cops hunt, capture would-be iPhone thief in Wrigleyville

Police arrested a man for allegedly trying to snatch another man’s cell phone in Chicago’s Lakeview, Wrigleyville neighborhood.

The attempted robbery occurred around 9:22 p.m. on the 1200 block of West Waveland Avenue, near Waveland and Racine, said police.

The offender was described as a black man, approximately 6-feet-tall, 240 pounds, and extremely “fit”.

The would-be thief was wearing a gray shirt, jeans, and he was carrying a large, gray and yellow backpack.

After the incident, the offender fled southbound on Racine Avenue.

At 9:32 p.m., authorities apprehended the suspect near a bus stop at Addison and Sheffield.

11 comments:

  1. Wow its nice to see the cops do some work and catch one of the male/usuals.

    The victim/complainant must have been a cops wife or kid.

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  2. This is about two blocks from last weeks THROAT SLASHING.

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  3. Wouldnt things be easier if they just hung him from the nearest tree?

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  4. dammit! I been strolling wrigleyville/lakeview after midnite for WEEKS and none of these chimps has tried that shit on me.

    My trigger finger is soooooo itchy...

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  5. ^just act like an idiot and they will. get a pair of white Apple earbuds and and an iPhone, and make sure both are very visible. walk around on the weekends, and its only a matter of time...

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  7. @anon 8:42 & 9:43

    good suggestions. Those damn white earbuds dont stay in my mutant earlobes. :(

    I have been holding the iPhone in a pronounced, Im distracted kinda way. Sometimes I even try to stumble around and shuffle my feet like Im really drunk. And still got a full clip; dammit...

    Come on you shitskins start something with someone who is prepared.

    8D

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  8. Nice to see that chicago police take all the credit when in fact a bystander was the one who tackled this man so the officers could handcuff and arrest him!!!!!

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    1. Wow that bystander sounds extremely brave and awesome! The cops should probably deputize someone that selfless and handsome.

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  9. Loose the iPhone and use an iPad in your hand at night. Those darkies will be attracted to the bright screen lighting like moths to a flame.

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  10. After they caught the chimp they should've strung him up from the nearest tree

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