Carjackings

Three male teenagers, ages 16 and 17, have been charged in connection with a string of carjackings, Chicago police said.

Neighbors are being extra vigilant after learning at least four carjackings were reported Thursday in Chicago’s West Loop and Near North Side. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen reports.

Neighbors are being extra vigilant after learning at least four carjackings were reported Thursday in Chicago’s West Loop and Near North Side. One witness told NBC 5 she saw not one, but two carjackings in a span of 30 minutes. She said one of the victims carjacked was held at gunpoint right in front of Mary Bartelme Park in the…

A Chicago mother says she hasn’t been out of the house in three days after her car was stolen at gunpoint earlier this week, and she says that vehicle has apparently been used in a series of other crimes. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez reports.

Keturah Johnson says she hasn’t been out of the house in three days after her car was stolen at gunpoint earlier this week, and she says that vehicle has apparently been used in a series of other crimes.

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Drivers in Cook County now have a new way to try to deter carjackings and recover stolen cars more quickly. NBC 5’s Patrick Fazio reports.

Drivers in Cook County now have a new way to try to deter carjackings and recover stolen cars more quickly.

A 16-year-old girl has been charged with carjacking four separate drivers at gunpoint this year, and with stealing a car with a young child in the back seat.

After a decline in carjackings across Chicago, police have reported an increase in incidents, including the recent separate attacks of two women who were carjacked in the Loop. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.

After a decline in carjackings across Chicago, police have reported an increase in incidents, including the recent separate attacks of two women who were carjacked in the Loop.

New carjacking legislation in Illinois could track residents’ stolen cars, with hopes that law enforcement could more quickly catch offenders. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

During a news conference touting the early success of a specialized carjacking task force, Lightfoot claimed minors are largely to blame for the citywide crime trend she said has created “pervasive fear” among residents. In noting that the continued spike in carjacking began in 2020, when the pandemic took hold in Chicago, Lightfoot drew a direct correlation to the start…

Over 20 armed robberies and carjackings have been reported in Chicago’s Lake View and Lincoln Park neighborhoods over the past month, police warned Wednesday.

At least 13 carjackings have been reported in Chicago’s Lincoln Park and Lake View neighborhoods this month alone, according to data from police.

The Illinois county that includes Chicago is on pace to see more carjackings this year than it has in two decades

Police are warning of a pair of carjackings reported in Northwest Side neighborhoods.

A 16-year-old boy is charged with two recent carjackings in Douglas on the South Side as carjackings continue to rise over the previous year.

Two teenagers have been charged in connection with the killing of a 73-year-old Marine veteran who was beaten to death during an attempted carjacking in Hyde Park.

Two teenagers have been charged in connection with the killing of a 73-year-old Marine veteran who was beaten to death during an attempted carjacking in Hyde Park. Chris Hush reports.