Child safe after carjacking on Chicago's South Side
A car was found after it was stolen with a 1-year-old inside on Chicago's South Side early Wednesday morning.
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A car was found after it was stolen with a 1-year-old inside on Chicago's South Side early Wednesday morning.
The armed group entered the victim's white Nissan SUV, and one of them took the driver's belongings before demanding the driver get out of the car, to which they complied.
A Chicago man has been sentenced to nearly 6 years in prison for his role in trying to carjack an off-duty Cook County Sheriff's deputy and his family in 2023 in south suburban Dolton.
The armed carjacking happened on Nov. 2, 2023, in the Beverly neighborhood and was caught on Ring surveillance video.
A judge ordered a woman detained until trial in the deadly carjacking of an Uber Eats driver on Chicago's West Side.
Police said Montoya Perry, 33, stole Daniel Figueroa's car and then ran him over with it. Darius Johnson reports.
A woman was set to appear in court Wednesday in the deadly carjacking of an Uber Eats driver on Chicago's West Side. Darius Johnson reports.
Chicago police said Montonya Perry, 33, was charged with one felony count of murder and one felony count of vehicular hijacking.
Chicago police said two persons of interest are in custody for a deadly carjacking on the city's North Side that is believed to also be connected to a shooting in Bronzeville.
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A memorial honoring Darwin Tirado, 22, has grown in Northalsted since the deadly shooting last Wednesday.
A memorial honoring Darwin Tirado, 22, has grown in Northalsted since the deadly shooting last Wednesday.
Chicago police were investigating a string of four carjackings within an hour on Wednesday, two of which turned deadly.
A man was shot and killed early Wednesday during a carjacking in Chicago's Northalsted district, and the car that was stolen might have been used in a deadly shooting a short time later in Bronzeville.
The carjacking happened on Waveland Avenue between Halsted Street and Broadway, and the car the carjackers took may be connected to another homicide on the city's South Side. Lauren Victory reports.
A man was shot and killed early Wednesday during a carjacking in the 700 block of West Waveland Avenue. Lauren Victory reports.
A man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for his role in a pair of carjackings on the South Side of Chicago in 2022.
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