2 Arrested After Police Chase, May Be Connected To String Of Carjackings
Police now believe the suspects may be tied to at least four of more than a dozen carjackings in the city since Sunday.
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Police now believe the suspects may be tied to at least four of more than a dozen carjackings in the city since Sunday.
Chicago police were trying to determine if the duo is involved in a recent string of carjackings and armed robberies across the city and suburbs.
About 8:05 p.m., a group of between eight and 10 males and females approached three people in the 500 block of South Michigan, according to Chicago Police. The three victims were knocked to the ground and the suspects stole their personal property.
The day's latest homicide happened at 6:03 p.m. in the Uptown neighborhood on the North Side.
The burglary happened between 3:30-5:30 a.m. Nov. 4 in the 1200 block of West 35th Street, according to Chicago Police.
There were at least three carjackings in a span of two hours in Chicago overnight, and at least one of them might be connected to a carjacking in Cicero.
Police said the carjacker took the family on a terrifying 45-minute drive, before leaving them unharmed in Chicago.
Three community alerts have been issued one week in the Beverly and Morgan Park neighborhoods.
In the most recent shooting, a 35-year-old man was shot multiple times about 12:30 a.m. Monday in the Logan Square neighborhood on the Northwest Side.
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In each incident, a weapon was shown before the victim's vehicle was stolen, according to Chicago Police.
Maurice M. Strickland Jr. was charged Thursday with felony counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm and reckless discharge of a firearm.
The latest incident happened Thursday, when robbers armed with a handgun walked into a restaurant in the 1000 block of West Belmont.
"The juvenile did not possess any weapons and took no further steps to carry out the posted threat," police said.
"I defeated him. I took him down. He may have tried to do whatever he could to me, but ultimately in the end, I won," Melissa Schuster said.
Wednesday's latest shooting happened about 8:45 p.m. during a robbery in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side.
In eight incidents, the suspects approached a victim, produced a handgun and forcibly demanded property, police said.
The shoplifters filled two laundry baskets with over-the-counter medicine, and pushed them out of the store in a shopping cart.
The day's latest shooting happened at 9:57 p.m. in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.
Luke S. Harr, 29, faces charges of burglary from a motor vehicle and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
In four incidents, the suspects exited a vehicle, approached someone who was alone at the time and, armed with handguns, demanded purses and cellphones, according to a community alert from Chicago Police. The robbers then left the scene in a waiting getaway car.
The day's latest shooting happened at 9:54 p.m. in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.
In each incident, the victims were parking near their homes when they were confronted by armed suspects who forcibly took their cars.
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