Police warn of car thefts, armed robberies on West, Southwest Sides
The crimes started Wednesday with the latest one happening Friday morning.
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The crimes started Wednesday with the latest one happening Friday morning.
A 16-year-old boy is facing multiple charges after carjacking a dozen people within several hours back in August on the city's South and Southwest Sides.
In Bridgeport alone, police said two young women were targeted by the teen now charged. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
The teen was arrested by members of the Area Three Vehicular Hijacking Task Force on Monday in the 1100 block of South Hamilton Avenue.
CBS 2's Tara Molina took a closer look Tuesday at the crimes - and what is being done to keep the youngest offenders in Chicago from getting charged again.
In each incident, the suspect approached victims on the street and display a black color handgun before demanding their vehicle.
The carjacker threatens victims with a gun before fleeing with their vehicles, police said.
The victim was carjacked and pistol-whipped, according to police.
A second suspect and the victim were injured when the car slammed into an 'L' support pole. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
The CBS 2 Stream has the latest on an attempted carjacking in the middle of downtown Chicago during rush hour Wednesday evening ended in a monumental crash that killed one suspect. Also three people were shot, one critically wounded, outside of a Walmart in the Pullman neighborhood.
The victim had just parked his car when he was approached by four men in an unknown vehicle.
A 17-year-old boy is charged with carjacking a family in the North Lawndale neighborhood last month.
The teen was placed into custody and charged with one felony count of aggravated vehicular hijacking with a firearm.
The crimes happened during the hours of 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.
Police say the men were going back to their car at a parking garage at the time.
Police say the men were going back to their car at a parking garage at the time.
The suspects beat the victim before taking his keys and fleeing in a black Nissan SUV.
The teens, ages 14 to 17, were arrested by the Vehicular Hijacking task Force on Thursday.
In each case, two to four people jump out of a car, flash guns, and demand the victims' money and car keys.
Chicago police are warning about a series of armed robberies and carjackings on the North and West sides. In each case, two to four people jump out of a car, flash guns, and demand the victims' money and car keys.
Before getting out of the car, one of the passengers brandished a firearm.
What began as a typical fare for an Uber driver ended with the woman being robbed and stranded. It happened this past weekend. CBS 2's Andrew Ramos spoke to the victim in a story you'll only see on 2.
Two suspected carjackers were struck when the concealed carry holder fired at them on Randolph Street off State Street. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
Two suspects are wounded after a concealed carry holder returns fire after being shot at during an attempted carjacking in the Loop Saturday morning.
The suspect attempted to carjack a woman while armed with a knife, according to police.
