Carjackings

A man attempting to carjack a woman in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood drove off in the car with her child still in the backseat, according to authorities.

At least five carjackings were reported during a 24-hour period from Saturday into Sunday in Chicago – a concerning trend that has community activists worried.

At least five carjackings were reported during a 24-hour period from Saturday into Sunday in Chicago – a concerning trend that has community activists worried. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.

In the first two months of 2021, Chicago has already reported more than 350 carjackings.

For the second time in one weekend, a vehicle was stolen in Chicago with children inside. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

While police have stepped up efforts to combat carjackings in Chicago, several more incidents have been reported in recent days. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.

Car owners are taking matters into their own hands, trying to find different ways to protect their cars from being stolen in Chicago with some spending hundreds of dollars on security installations.

Following a skyrocketing number of carjackings in Chicago, some drivers are taking steps to protect their vehicles and themselves. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen reports.

With the recent dramatic increase of carjackings in Chicago, rideshare drivers for companies such as Uber and Lyft have become understandably frightened, wondering if they could be the next victims. In mid-January, the Chicago Police Department issued an alert warning of seven several armed carjackings targeting rideshare drivers between Dec. 28 and Jan. 17. In each incident, drivers were summoned…

The percentage of arrests made in connection with carjackings in Cook County has fallen to 11% so far in 2021, the State’s Attorney’s office says, marking a third consecutive year of declines in the arrest rate for such incidents.

On Jan. 27, along the 7200 block of South East End Avenue in Chicago, a rideshare driver was picking up three people when she said they all displayed guns and demanded her car. The 36-year old driver was carjacked at gunpoint. What the thieves didn’t know was that the stolen Chevy Cruze was equipped with OnStar, a system that can…

Four teens were arrested Tuesday night after allegedly carjacking a man as he shoveled snow from a parking space in Noble Square on the Northwest Side.

Two people were carjacked on the same block Thursday night in Edgewater on Chicago’s North Side.

At least three carjackings were reported in Chicago Tuesday night, according to police, amid a concerning spike in incidents of the crime.

At least three carjackings were reported in Chicago Tuesday night, according to police, amid a concerning spike in incidents of the crime. Sandra Torres reports.

After carjackings increase across the Chicago area, one group is pushing for heightened security at gas stations. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen reports.

At least four carjackings were reported in Chicago on Thursday night, just hours after police vowed a crackdown amid a concerning spike in incidents of the crime.

As carjacking crimes increase throughout the Chicago area, police provided tips on the best practices to avoid becoming a victim.

Chicago police announced Thursday that the department will add more detectives and work with federal prosecutors to combat the city’s recent uptick in carjackings. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.