{"id":722905,"date":"2026-04-12T14:36:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T14:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/722905\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T14:36:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T14:36:19","slug":"englewood-chicago-crime-jacob-bogdan-arrested-accused-of-being-ax-wielding-man-targets-chicago-fire-department-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/722905\/","title":{"rendered":"Englewood, Chicago crime: Jacob Bogdan arrested, accused of being ax-wielding man, targets Chicago Fire Department cars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">CHICAGO (WLS) &#8212; A man was charged with vandalizing the vehicles of Chicago firefighters&#8217; outside a South Side station, police said.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/watch\/live\/11064984\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24\/7. Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Jacob Bogdan, 26 of Chicago, was charged with two felony counts of damage to government property and 19 counts of criminal damage to personal property.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">He was arrested on Saturday in the 200-Block of W. Cermak Road in Chinatown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Bogdan is accused of damaging property a the following locations and times:<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8211; 200-Block of W. Cermak Road on February 5<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">-100-Block of E. Pershing Road on March 16<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">-100-Block of E. Pershing Road on April 6<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">-100-Block of W. 59th Street. on April 10<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><strong class=\"vtkaO \">PREVIOUS COVERAGE |<\/strong> <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/englewood-chicago-crime-ax-wielding-man-hits-fire-department-firefighters-cars-2nd-incident-days-union-rep-says\/18866508\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ax-wielding man vandalizes firefighters&#8217; cars days after vehicles hit near other station: union rep<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A Chicago Firefighters Union rep told ABC7 that a man wielding an ax damaged seven personal vehicles in the Englewood neighborhood on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Twelve other member vehicles were also damaged on Monday at another fire station near East Pershing Road and South Wabash Avenue in the city&#8217;s Bronzeville neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The video in the player above is from a previous report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \"><strong class=\"vtkaO \">INTERACTIVE SAFETY TRACKER  <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/feature\/tracking-crime-and-safety-in-your-neighborhood\/12385906\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Track crime and safety in your neighborhood<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 WLS-TV. 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