Carjackings

After a surge in the number of carjackings in Chicago, police have re-launched a dedicated task force aimed at stemming the tide and ensuring that those responsible are brought to justice. The task force, which had previously been put together in 2018, was re-launched on Feb. 21 as the city sees a massive spike in car thefts. According to officials,…

After a surge in the number of carjackings in Chicago, police have re-launched a dedicated task force aimed at stemming the tide and ensuring that those responsible are brought to justice. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

Two people are in custody Monday after a carjacker crashed a stolen vehicle on the Dan Ryan Expressway before stealing another and taking off in Bridgeport on the South Side. NBC 5’s Lisa Chavarria reports.

NBC 5 Investigates has found that with the recent increase of car hijackings in January and February of 2020 Chicago is on pace to see 750-800 carjackings this year – an increase from the past few years. We’ve created an interactive map, showing everywhere that people have been carjacked in Chicago between Jan. 1 and Feb. 20. NBC 5 Investigates…

The Chicago Police Department announced Friday it is reassembling a task force to combat an uptick in carjackings, which have increased 75% year-to-date. At a news conference Friday afternoon, First Deputy Superintendent Anthony Riccio said the department was faced with the same challenge in 2018, and responded by creating a multi-agency law enforcement task force comprised of local, state and…

Authorities are looking for suspects involved in an incident where a man and a woman were carjacked at gunpoint early Tuesday in a Jewel-Osco parking lot in south suburban Orland Park. According to Orland Park police, at around 1:48 a.m. Tuesday, two people were sitting in a car in the 17600 block of Lincoln Ave. in a grocery store parking…

Police are warning residents about a pair of carjackings reported since last month in West Rogers Park on the North Side. In each case, one or more suspects entered a parked car, forced the victim out of it and drove away, according to a community alert from Chicago police. The most recent carjacking happened about 6:45 p.m. Friday in the…

Chicago police are warning residents of three carjackings reported in January in Lawndale on the West Side.

Chicago police are warning residents of three carjackings reported in January in Lawndale on the West Side.

Chicago police have issued an alert about several carjackings in which multiple men targeted lone women on the city’s South Side. At least four separate incidents were reported between Jan. 11 and Jan. 19 in the Bronzeville, Kenwood, Washington Park and Hyde Park neighborhoods, according to a crime alert. Police said in each instance, two to three offenders approached a…

A Good Samaritan trying to help a carjacking victim ended up having his car stolen as well, and it’s just the latest theft in what appears to be a carjacking spree in several suburban towns. Downers Grove police say they were called to the scene of a carjacking on Friday afternoon, when two armed men in a silver Honda...