Man hospitalized after Chicago carjacking
CBS 2's Mugo Odigwe reports a 38-year-old man was driving northbound on Central Avenue, just before midnight, when two armed men tried to stop him and take his car.
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CBS 2's Mugo Odigwe reports a 38-year-old man was driving northbound on Central Avenue, just before midnight, when two armed men tried to stop him and take his car.
A man was driving northbound on Central Avenue just before midnight when two armed men tried to stop him and take his car.
Police said a 16-year-old boy carjacked a 78-year-old woman at gunpoint near 76th and Eggleston.
The truck was found a short distance away in the Irving Park neighborhood.
The man and woman worked together at O'Hare International Airport. The 65-year-old man was a Concealed Carry License holder and fired back at the would-be carjackers. CBS 2's Darius Johnson reports.
Jaquita Sims was picked up by her 65-year-old coworker after she got a flat tire on the city's West Side, only for them to be carjacked and shot. CBS 2's Darius Johnson reports.
A driver was carjacked at a Costco gas station in north suburban Glenview on Wednesday, and the stolen Mercedes was found by investigators a few hours later – miles away in Chicago's North Center neighborhood. CBS 2's Sara Machi reports.
This is part of a string of gas station carjacking in the last few months – and police have a warning about it.
It's unclear how many people were involved in the attempt but police say they drove away.
In each of the attacks, a group of two to four men approached the victims while they were sitting in or standing near their cars, flashed handguns, and demanded their cars and belongings.
Police say he was identified as one of the offenders who less than two hours earlier took a car from a 27-year-old woman, in the 800 block of South Miller Street.
When a car gets stolen or carjacked, the Sheriff's office team trails it – from theft to recovery.
Prosecutors said the two men in the video were Damarri Conner, 20, and Kenneth Merritt, 26.
A judge ordered no bond for either man charged in connection with a Beverly carjacking that was caught on Ring camera video. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey had the latest from court, where prosecutors said the recordings and surveillance video were key to bringing charges.
The carjacking last week was caught on camera, and police said the suspects later came back and took a second car.
Damarri Conner, 20, and Kenneth Merritt, 26, both of Chicago, are due for a detention hearing Thursday.
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"These are savages who committed these crimes and I wouldn't be surprised if these offenders were repeat offenders."
CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports carjackers got away with one car last week and then came back for a second car on Tuesday.
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Back in February, two carjackers in that BMW ran over 34-year-old Taylor Shepherd, who was pregnant, after she pulled into her driveway. CBS 2's Chris Tye reports.
"I thought that I wasn't going to be here anymore," Michele Pettiford said of the moment she and her 12-year-old daughter were carjacked at gunpoint.
The crime was caught on surveillance video, and the family had a message Wednesday night after their horrifying ordeal. CBS 2’s Charlie De Mar reports.
The incident happened around 11 p.m. on June 28, in the 300 block of West 24th Street.
"He was a community man, and he just cared for others. He was very caring to other people, and so this is very devastating that this would happen to anyone, not just him."
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