Crime News
Led by double-digit increases in assaults and motor vehicle thefts, incidents of major index crime increased in 2021 as compared to 2020 in the McKinley Park Community Area of Chicago.
- Incidents of major index crime increase in 2021 as compared to 2020 in the McKinley Park Community Area of Chicago.
- Assaults and motor vehicle thefts jump by double digits annually for the neighborhood.
- All adjacent neighborhoods also report an annual increase in crime.
Read more: Annual Crime Rate Jumps 7 Percent in McKinley Park
Surveillance video captured a gunfight between multiple armed offenders shooting at each other on the night of Sunday, November 7, 2021, at the intersection of West 37th and South Wood streets.
- Video shows a gunfight on Sunday, November 7, 2021, at the intersection of West 37th and South Wood streets.
- Offenders in two cars shoot at each other with dozens of rounds in multiple volleys.
- Area suffers ongoing issues with violence and gang activity, including the May 2021 homicide of 13-year-old Eric Crawford.
An historic plaque was stolen from a building under rehabilitation in Chicago's renowned Central Manufacturing District, and owners want it back, offering a $500 reward for return "with no questions asked."
- Stolen plaque commemorates Chicago's historic Central Manufacturing District.
- Theft occurred at a building under rehabilitation by local developer Aberdeen Development Inc.
- $500 reward offered for return of plaque "with no questions asked."
Read more: Reward Offered in Theft of Architectural Artifact
Angelina Corona-Lindsey
Missing 13-year-old Angelia Corona-Lindsey was last seen at midnight on Tuesday, August 24, 2021, at South Western Avenue and West Pershing Road adjacent to McKinley Park.
- 13-year-old Angelina Corona-Lindsay has been reported missing since midnight on Tuesday, August 24.
- Teen-ager last seen in vicinity of South Western Avenue and West Pershing Road wearing a black hoodie.
- Anyone with info is asked to call 911 or Chicago Police Department detectives.
The number of reported major index crimes for the McKinley Park Community Area and its Chicago Police Beat 912 has continued to fall year-to-year, a trend that started before and continues through the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Reported incidents of major index crimes continue to fall for the McKinley Park Community Area and its Chicago Police Beat 912.
- Trend started before and continues through the COVID-19 pandemic.
- 9th District Commander Don Jerome credits officers, community policing group.
Read more: Major Crimes Rate Falls by Double Digits in McKinley Park, Nearby Neighborhoods
