A woman said that she was battered and carjacked as she was pumping gas at a gas station in North Chicago earlier this week. The woman, who did not want to be publicly named, said the incident occurred at the Citgo gas station, located at 2004 Martin Luther King Jr Drive in North Chicago. She […]
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Beach Park man charged in violent attempted carjacking at Glencoe golf course
Federal prosecutors have charged a Beach Park man in connection with a ‘violent’ attempted armed carjacking of a woman at a Glencoe golf course over the summer. Zayveon T. Thomas, 19, of Beach Park, was charged in U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division with one count of attempted carjacking. Thomas was among […]
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Armed suspects carjack, rob and batter victim near Libertyville grocery store
Police are searching for two suspects, one armed with a gun, who carjacked, robbed and battered a person in the parking lot of Jewel-Osco in Libertyville Sunday evening. The Libertyville Police Department responded around 11:29 p.m. Sunday to the Jewel-Osco, 1300 South Milwaukee Avenue, for a report of a vehicular hijacking. The victim told police […]
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3 suspects attempt to carjack victim, shoot at him in Zion
Surveillance photos captured the moment three suspects fled through an apartment complex in Zion after shooting at a man they tried to carjack. The Zion Police Department responded around 6 p.m. July 20 to the 2200 block of Hebron Avenue for a report of an attempted vehicular hijacking. Zion Police Department Lt. Eric Barden told […]
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Masked man arrested for attempted carjacking, battery at CVS store in McHenry
A masked man was arrested after he allegedly battered a man and tried carjacking him in the parking lot of a CVS in McHenry. Cory M. Wolf, 41, of the 3700 block of Waukegan Road in McHenry, was charged with robbery, aggravated battery in a public place and two counts of criminal damage to property. […]
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Two gunmen steal car during test drive near Wadsworth
Police are searching for two men who pretended to be potential buyers of a car that was for sale and then stole the car at gunpoint during a test drive near Wadsworth. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office responded around 3:45 p.m. March 7 to the Citgo in the 16400 block of West Russell Road in […]
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2 juveniles charged with carjacking vehicles at gunpoint, leading to police chase in Waukegan
A 16-year-old girl and 17-year-old boy have been charged after they allegedly carjacked two separate victims at gunpoint in Waukegan which led to a police chase Thursday evening. The first carjacking occurred around 9 p.m. Wednesday in the 1600 block of Berwick Boulevard and the second occurred around 6:15 p.m. Thursday in the 2000 block […]
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Man accused of carjacking woman at Algonquin Jewel-Osco arrested
One of two suspects accused of pushing a woman down and carjacking her at the Jewel-Osco in Algonquin in October has been arrested. Tejontae Williams, 18, of the 0-100 block of Middlesex Drive in Carpentersville, was charged with vehicular hijacking, possession of a stolen vehicle, aggravated battery in a public place, retail theft, criminal damage […]
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Woman carjacked by two men at Algonquin Jewel-Osco
Two men are on the run after police say they pushed a woman down and carjacked her at the Jewel-Osco in Algonquin Thursday afternoon. The Algonquin Police Department was called at 12:05 p.m. on Thursday for a report of a carjacking at Jewel-Osco, 1501 East Algonquin Road. Algonquin Deputy Police Chief of Operations Ryan Markham […]