Man charged with carjacking, hitting taxi driver with car in the Loop
Maurice McDowell, 43, of Maywood, was charged with three felonies, including attempted murder, vehicular hijacking, and aggravated battery to a peace officer.
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Maurice McDowell, 43, of Maywood, was charged with three felonies, including attempted murder, vehicular hijacking, and aggravated battery to a peace officer.
Police said, just before midnight, a carjacker forcefully pulled a 36-year-old man out of his vehicle near Madison and Wabash.
Police said the boys robbed and carjacked a 27-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman on Sunday in the 1600 block of North Long Avenue.
Maurice D. Lee Jr., 32, has been charged in federal court in Chicago with two counts of carjacking, two counts of robbery, and four counts of brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.
Kennedy Leach, 18, was arrested on Tuesday afternoon by Citywide Vehicular Hijacking Task Force members in the 1100 block of South California Avenue.
Demitrious Green, 33, of Oak Park, was charged with one felony count of vehicular hijacking.
Marshun Fort, 19, and Kayne Hunt, 22, were arrested by the Citywide Robbery Task Force on Friday in the 2100 block of West Bowler Street just after 5 p.m.
The 15-year-old boy was arrested on Saturday afternoon in the 6600 block of South Stewart Avenue.
The teen was arrested just 15 minutes after the incident, according to police
Chicago police officers arrested the teen around 5:43 p.m. Sunday in the 8500 block of South Kingston Avenue.
Three occurred in the 300 block of South Whipple Avenue on Friday and Sunday, and another in the 3000 block of West Jackson Boulevard on Saturday.
James Robinson and Angel Contreras, both 21, are facing multiple charges, including attempted murder, robbery, and vehicular hijacking.
Jamari Edwards, 22, faces 17 years to life in prison when he is sentenced on Aug. 12.
Alphanso Talley, 25, and Donvon McClary, 21, both of Chicago, were charged with one felony count of aggravated vehicular hijacking with a firearm and one felony count of robbery with a firearm.
Police said a 47-year-old driver was providing a rideshare service to an unknown man. After arriving at the destination, the suspect pulled out a gun and demanded that the driver exit the vehicle, to which he complied.
The incident happened around 1:15 a.m. on Sunday, April 13, in the 4500 block of South Hermitage Avenue.
Fredrick Buchanan, 20, was charged with one felony count of aggravated Vehicular Hijacking with a Firearm
Diamond Fleming, 21, was taken into custody on Friday just after 5 p.m. in the 6700 block of South Paxton Avenue.
After arriving at the destination, the rider pulled out a firearm and demanded the driver to get out of the vehicle, to which he complied.
Chicago police said a 14-year-old is charged with a carjacking and robbery in the city's West Englewood neighborhood.
Jamari Dunbar, 18, and two juveniles – a 14-year-old boy and a 15-year-old boy – each have been charged with one count of aggravated vehicular hijacking.
The boys, ages 16 and 17, were arrested on Thursday just before 3 p.m. in the 1400 block of North Sedgwick Avenue.
He was charged with two felony counts of aggravated vehicular hijacking with a firearm.
A 17-year-old boy has been charged with a carjacking from late last year on the city's Northwest Side.
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