Police: Rideshare Driver Picks Up 4 Men In Bucktown, Then They Carjack Him In Humboldt Park
A rideshare driver was carjacked by his passengers Wednesday evening in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.
A rideshare driver was carjacked by his passengers Wednesday evening in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.
Every day lately, there are headlines about carjackings in Chicago. Now, one woman is taking matters into her own hands to protect other women.
Police said a 31-year-old man was sitting in his car on the 200 block of South Wacker Drive around 6:35 a.m., when a black vehicle pulled out, and two men got out, approached the victim's car, forced his door open, and pointed a gun at his head.
An Uber driver was carjacked on the South Side Wednesday morning.
A man was carjacked at gunpoint late Monday in the Jefferson Park neighborhood.
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Aurora Police Department spokesman Paris Lewbel said, around 4 p.m., officers responded to reports of a carjacking in progress in the 1200 block of North Orchard Road.
CPD said there are no offenders are custody.
A 14-year-old boy was arrested Thursday and charged in connection with a robbery and a carjacking in Englewood.
Denroy Garcia was ordered held without bail Thursday afternoon on one count of first-degree murder.
Another 16-year-old boy has been charged in a December carjacking and shooting that left a man dead in Bridgeport.
A man and woman were carjacked Tuesday night on Hollywood Avenue near the north end of Lake Shore Drive in Edgewater, police said.
Police said the 49-year-old woman was walking from her car in a parking lot on the 2200 block of West Division Street shortly after 11 p.m., when three men walked up, and one of them pulled out a gun and demanded the keys to her vehicle.
A man was carjacked Monday evening as he picked up a delivery in Bucktown, police said.
An off-duty Chicago Police officer was carjacked in the Calumet Heights neighborhood Monday evening.
A man is facing charges after police say three carjackers got into a shootout Friday with an off duty police officer while trying to steal the officer's Jeep.
The suspect is being held on a $2 million murder warrant.
A man and woman were carjacked at gunpoint Wednesday evening in the Edgewater neighborhood, police said.
A South Side Lyft driver says his own passenger carjacked him, and the police later found his car wrecked. Then, thanks to Lyft's insurance policy, he was told to pay a $2,500 deductible to get reimbursed for the car.
Devin Barron, 20, is charged with felony first-degree murder and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon.
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The other driver had to be extracted and treated for broken bones at Endeavor Health Evanston Hospital.
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If a sporting event is going on at North Central College, there's a good chance Woltmann will be there doing what he loves. That has been the case for 44 years.
After scoring easily on their opening drive, the Illini (4-1, 1-1) managed just 25 rushing yards the rest of the way.
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If a sporting event is going on at North Central College, there's a good chance Woltmann will be there doing what he loves. That has been the case for 44 years.
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All three victims were reported in good condition.
The 2-year-old was taken to the University of Chicago's Comer Children's Hospital in good condition. A gun was recovered at the scene.
The ages of the victims range from 2 to 41.
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