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Armed robbers target several victims in Austin, Garfield Park
Police said in four of the incidents, victims were carjacked or robbed at gunpoint or knifepoint.
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Jeramie Bizzle is a web producer for CBS Chicago. Originally from the Austin community on Chicago's West Side, Jeramie got his start in journalism while working for the 5th Avenue Journal at Triton College. Later, he went on to become a freelancer for the Austin Weekly Newspaper and OakPark.com. He started as an intern at CBS 2 Chicago in 2017 and returned as a per diem turned full-time web producer in 2021.
Police said in four of the incidents, victims were carjacked or robbed at gunpoint or knifepoint.
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Chicago police said the victim was a passenger in the vehicle when someone in a dark-colored SUV fired shots.
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Chicago police said the offenders approached the victims, all 23 years of age, from behind and pushed them to the ground while pointing a handgun.
Arriving officers found a change machine was broken into and the suspect made off with an unknown amount of money.
Detectives and crash investigators determined Samantha Jacobson, 45, of Crystal Lake, was responsible for hiding evidence from the investigation.
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Joliet police said officers responded to the intersection of Black Road and Barber Lane around 10:17 p.m. for a single-vehicle crash.
Chicago police arrested Tevin Tucker, 27, on Wednesday around 11:14 a.m., in the 1200 block of South Wabash Avenue.
Police responded to the 6200 block of South Troy Street just before 2:30 a.m. and found the 22-year-old victim on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds to the body.
Surveillance video showed the suspect come up to the door and throw a handful of rocks to smash the glass.