FedEx Truck Robbed On I-57
A FedEx truck was robbed while stopped on I-57.
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A FedEx truck was robbed while stopped on I-57.
One person was injured in a serious crash involving two semi-trucks on 294 near Ashland.
Police said a FedEx driver was making deliveries near 101st and Lowe around 9:30 a.m., when two men stole his keys and sped off with his truck.
Delivery rival FedEx and major retailers are expected to lay out their plans in the next few weeks.
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A 45-year-old FedEx driver was robbed Tuesday morning while trying to deliver a package in the South Chicago neighborhood.
The delivery drivers have not been injured in any of the robberies, according to police.
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with three felonies, after allegedly stealing a FedEx delivery truck at gunpoint on Wednesday.
Two more delivery drivers were targeted in Chicago.
A 15-year-old boy was arrested Wednesday morning, after he and an accomplice allegedly stole a FedEx delivery truck at gunpoint in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood, and crashed the truck a few miles away.
Two more delivery truck drivers, one from FedEx, the other from UPS, were robbed at gunpoint within an hour of each other.
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