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Chicago newcomer is charged with committing 5 more robberies in the Loop
CWB Chicago ^ | July 26, 2023 | CWB Chicago staff writers

Posted on 07/27/2023 2:25:23 AM PDT by Salman

CHICAGO — A man charged last month with committing a series of armed robberies in the Loop is now accused of committing even more holdups in the neighborhood, Chicago police said Wednesday.

Jorge Gonzales, 23, has only lived in Chicago for about six months, officials say. But he’s making quite a splash if the allegations against him are true.

Late last month, prosecutors said Gonzales and another man rode bikes from one robbery to another early on June 25 and ultimately carjacked a man. So far, Gonzales is the only person officials have charged.

The June 25 spree began around 2 a.m. in the 100 block of West Ida B. Wells. A CPD spokesperson said two victims, a 20-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man, were walking when the two robbers confronted them. The men displayed a gun, took the victims’ property, and fled north on Federal Street.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: chicago
Not sending their best?
1 posted on 07/27/2023 2:25:23 AM PDT by Salman
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To: Salman

“newcomer”


2 posted on 07/27/2023 2:31:02 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (It's not a government. It's a criminal enterprise. Fear it, but do not respect it.)
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To: Salman

Chicago needs some street justice. The recidivism rate for dead thugs is 0.00%.


3 posted on 07/27/2023 2:31:27 AM PDT by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Goldwater in 2024)
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To: ClearCase_guy

I guess “newcomer” is the new synonym of choice. Red states should accelerate their bussing of “newcomers” to the sanctuary cities such as Chicago and New York.


4 posted on 07/27/2023 2:38:22 AM PDT by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA. -PRO-MAX’)
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To: Salman
...prosecutors said Gonzales and another man rode bikes from one robbery to another...

That's how it's usually done in Guatemala.

5 posted on 07/27/2023 2:47:39 AM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: Salman

This is only news because he is taking jobs away from hard working inner city youth.


6 posted on 07/27/2023 4:01:05 AM PDT by pas
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To: Salman

Just doing the jobs that Americans refuse to do. /George W Bush

See you at the bill signing! /Jorge


7 posted on 07/27/2023 5:29:13 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Salman

He looks charming


8 posted on 07/27/2023 5:54:45 AM PDT by Nifster ( I see puppy dogs in the clouds )
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To: Salman

I wonder if he used the DHS iphone app to get in the USA.


9 posted on 07/27/2023 9:41:22 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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