Category: Clear-Ridge Reporter Mayhem

A man found asleep behind the wheel in a Southwest Side alley was charged with driving under the influence and other offenses after police discovered a gun in his vehicle. Hugo Ernesto Chavez, 26, of the 4500 block of South Christiana Avenue, was found slumped over the steering wheel with his car blocking access to […]

A woman was charged with battery and aggravated assault after allegedly threatening another woman with a gun during a dispute inside her home in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood, police said. Chantel T. Smith, 34, of the 6300 block of South Kedzie Avenue, was taken into custody following the incident, which occurred at 11:45 a.m. on […]

Chicago police arrested a 30-year-old man on multiple drug and weapons charges as part of an investigation into reported drug sales on the South Side. Officers took David Nelson, of the 7700 block of South Loomis Avenue, into custody at 7:13 p.m. on Jan. 17 inside an apartment in the 2300 block of West 63rd […]

A Chicago man faces multiple charges, including aggravated unlawful possession of a weapon and domestic battery, following a reported disturbance on the city’s Southwest Side. Antione D. Bridge, 23, of the 5900 block of West North Avenue, was arrested Jan. 18 after police responded to a call in the 3100 block of South Archer Avenue […]

Jessenia Rosado, 39, of the 1400 block of North 19th Street in Melrose Park, was charged with criminal trespassing to a residence in the 4800 block of South Keeler Avenue, Chicago police said. Rosado was arrested at 10:32 p.m. on Jan. 7 after a resident reported she had entered the home without permission.

Juan Estrada, 56, of the 5700 block of West 63rd Place, was charged with burglary after police arrested him at his home at 12:37 p.m. on Jan. 11. A witness identified Estrada as the person who broke into a nearby closed business and stole unspecified merchandise, authorities said.

A Chicagoan is facing charges after allegedly breaking into a home and threatening a man with a knife. Naishon D. Williams, 36, of the 7500 block of West Forest Preserve Avenue, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and criminal damage to property, police said. Officers found Williams at 3:38 a.m. on Jan. […]

Chicago police arrested a man in an attempted murder investigation, only to uncover an entirely different crime. Abraham Jaromahum, 34, of the 8100 block of South Knox Avenue, was taken into custody at his home at 2:36 p.m. on Jan. 10 after being mistakenly identified in a photo lineup as a suspect in an attempted […]

Cameron I. White, 18, of the 5800 block of South Troy Street, was charged with two counts of armed robbery and vehicular hijacking following an incident in the 5700 block of South Talman Avenue at 9:55 p.m. Jan. 5. Police said that officers in plainclothes happened to be nearby when White allegedly robbed two men, […]