No one is in custody after two men carjacked a Dodge Charger at gunpoint outside of a Waukegan apartment building Monday evening. The incident occurred around 6:20 p.m. Monday at the Emhurst Lake Apartments in the 1000 block of Lakehurst Drive in Waukegan. Waukegan Deputy Police Chief Joe Florip told Lake and McHenry County Scanner […]
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Man carjacked woman at knifepoint, tried to stab her in North Chicago, prosecutors say
An 18-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly carjacked a woman at knifepoint in North Chicago and tried to stab her, prosecutors said. Alijah A. Hawkins, 18, was charged with aggravated vehicular hijacking with a weapon, a Class X felony, and vehicular hijacking, a Class 1 felony. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Lillian Lewis said […]
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Man arrested after attempting to carjack drivers in Lake Forest and Waukegan, police say
Police arrested an Aurora man who allegedly attempted to carjack someone at the Walmart in Waukegan shortly after he tried to carjack a woman near Lake Forest Hospital. The Lake Forest Police Department responded on June 15 to a reported attempted carjacking in the 1200 block of North Westmoreland Road in Lake Forest. The victim […]
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Woman carjacked at gunpoint as she left church service in Grayslake
Police are searching for a suspect who ordered a woman out of her car at gunpoint and stole her vehicle moments after she left church in Grayslake on Sunday. The Grayslake Police Department responded around 12:10 p.m. Sunday to the 200 block of Harding Street in Grayslake for a report of an armed vehicular hijacking […]
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Police investigating after man carjacks victim at gunpoint in North Chicago
Police are investigating after a man armed with a handgun carjacked a victim in North Chicago for their Mercedes-Benz sedan Saturday afternoon. The incident happened in the 1400 block of Lincoln Avenue in North Chicago, which is on the border of Waukegan. The North Chicago Police Department was called to the scene around 2:15 p.m. […]
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Suspect in ‘extremely critical condition’ after carjacking woman near Mundelein, crashing in Volo
A suspect is in critical condition after he carjacked a woman who pulled over to the side of the road near Mundelein and then later crashed her stolen car in Volo Friday morning. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office received a call around 1 a.m. Friday for a report of a street sign that had been […]
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$3 million bond for man charged with attempted murder during carjacking in Waukegan
A 20-year-old man who allegedly shot and seriously injured a man during a carjacking in Waukegan is being held on a $3 million bond. Kendrick Alverson, 20, of the 1000 block of Evergreen Circle in Olympia Fields, was charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated vehicular hijacking, aggravated discharge of a firearm and […]
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Skokie man allegedly hit woman with car, ran over dog during carjacking in Grayslake
A Skokie man is facing charges after he allegedly hit a woman with a car and ran over a dog during a carjacking in Grayslake, police said. Syed Akbar, 42, of Skokie, was charged with vehicular hijacking, unlawful possession of a stolen motor vehicle, theft, aggravated assault with a motor vehicle and driving while license […]
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Suspect points gun at child who was in back seat of vehicle stolen from Waukegan store
A child inside an idling car that was stolen in Waukegan had a gun pointed at them after the suspect realized the child was in the back seat of the car. The incident happened at the Dollar General, 1501 Belvidere Road in Waukegan, around 8:30 p.m. Monday. A woman told police that she exited her […]