Crime & Safety

Theft, Fights, Shoplifting in Lake View on Halloween

From a man being beat up to a guy in a penguin suit to a bus driver being punched, find out what happened on Halloween in the neighborhood.

There were ten incidents of battery, fighting and theft across Wrigleyville and Boystown on Halloween night, according to a post by the blog Crime in Wrigleyville and Boystown. The calls include a CTA bus driver being punched in the face at Belmont and Broadway, a "huge fight" outside of John Barleycorn and a man reporting that he was beaten up by a man in a penguin costume at Belmont and Sheffield. 

Read more incidents from across the area here


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