Chicago carjacking

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.

A couple is feeling frightened and thankful after carjackers stole their vehicle in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, with the couple’s two young children inside. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.

Three children were charged with carjacking a man while armed in Chicago’s Lawndale neighborhood on the city’s West Side, police said Sunday.

A carjacker stole an SUV with three children in the back seat in River West Wednesday night, then let them out a block away before later abandoning the car, according to Chicago police.

The wife of George Stanton, a popular basketball coach who led Whitney Young High School to the state level in the ’90s, became one of the latest victims of a Chicago carjacking. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

A frustrated federal judge handed a decadelong prison sentence Monday to a man who in 2018 stuck a gun in the face of a woman who turned out to be an off-duty Chicago police detective before he and four others stole her car.

As part of a new plan to curb the alarming number of carjackings, the Cook County sheriff said he wants to partner with automakers to track stolen vehicles. We’re hearing from one victim who says it would have made a difference in her case. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.

Chicago police on Thursday evening were looking for the suspect responsible for an armed carjacking in the parking lot of the former Mercy Hospital on the city’s South Side, authorities said.

Multiple rideshare drivers were attacked in Chicago Monday evening by passengers with a stun gun, according to police.

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.

No Bail for Teen Charged in Marine Veteran’s Killing During Attempted Carjacking

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.

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.

As carjacking crimes continue across the area, Chicago police detailed what to do if people find themselves victims of their cars being stolen and how to prevent being involved in that situation.

Keith Cooper would have turned 74 years old later this month, but on Wednesday he was killed in a brazen attempted carjacking in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter shares the story.

As the city of Chicago grapples with a surge in violent crime, two victims of recent carjackings are sharing their stories as a warning to others. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.

As a rash of carjackings continues to plague Chicago, police say three incidents occurred in just one day last week. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter spoke to one of the victims and shares their story.

A memorial in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood continued to grow Monday in remembrance of a man who was fatally shot during the city’s Puerto Rican People’s Day Parade.

New details are emerging about a deadly shooting during Chicago’s Puerto Rican Day Parade over the weekend. We’re learning the man who was killed was a young father. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

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.