Three gun-wielding suspects robbed a woman of a diaper bag in broad daylight in Waukegan and also tried to carjack her but fled after she did not have her car keys. The Waukegan Police Department responded around 1 p.m. Friday to Landings at Amhurst Lake apartment complex in the 1300 block of White Oak Drive […]
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Suspect in custody after attacking, carjacking woman in Long Grove before crashing hijacked car in Hawthorn Woods
Police have captured a suspect who attacked and carjacked a woman at a gas station in Long Grove before crashing the hijacked vehicle in Hawthorn Woods and fleeing from police. Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said a 58-year-old Long Grove woman was pumping gas at a gas station in the 200 block […]
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Victim carjacked at gunpoint then kidnapped in suspect’s vehicle in Waukegan
A man was ordered out of his car at gunpoint and kidnapped in a minivan by suspects who also stole the victim’s car in Waukegan Sunday morning. The incident happened around 6:50 a.m. Sunday in the area of Dugdale Road and 10th Street in Waukegan. A man was driving in a Kia Sorento when an […]
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Suspect orders victim out of car at gunpoint before stealing vehicle in Waukegan
A man was robbed of his car by a male suspect who pointed a gun to his head and ordered him out of the vehicle at a gas station in Waukegan Thursday. The Waukegan Police Department responded Thursday to the Citgo gas station, 2245 North Lewis Avenue in Waukegan, for a report of a vehicular […]
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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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Gunman carjacks couple in parking lot of Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills
Police say a man pulled a gun on a couple and stole their vehicle in the parking lot of Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills over the weekend. The Vernon Hills Police Department was called around 8:05 p.m. Saturday to the area of Tricoci Salon and Spa, 305 Hawthorn Center in Vernon Hills. Vernon Hills Deputy […]