Driver carjacked at north suburban Chicago Costco gas station, car found miles away
This is part of a string of gas station carjacking in the last few months – and police have a warning about it.
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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.
Surveillance video shows two women being carjacked just steps from Wrigley Field. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
"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.
Taylor Shepherd said Volkswagen they failed her when she needed them most – demanding money to track her stolen car with her 2-year-old in back because a trial run on the software had expired. CBS 2 Political Reporter Chris Tye reports.
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."
She is among two teens facing a felony charge in connection with an armed carjacking in the South Chicago neighborhood this week.
Police said the young teen was with 19-year-old Jamia Little when the pair carjacked a woman in South Chicago.
Police said in four of the incidents, victims were carjacked or robbed at gunpoint or knifepoint.
Our nonstop news crew saw police recovering at least one gun from the vehicle the suspect was in near 80th and Ingleside.
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Noah Sydney, 18, was arrested just before 7:30 p.m. Tuesday night in the 4700 block of South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
Chicago police arrested the boys, 15 and 17, on Monday just after 9 p.m. in the 800 block of South Oakley Boulevard.
