CHICAGO (WLS) -- A 15-year-old boy has been charged after a man was beaten and had his car stolen at a gas station on the Northwest Side Tuesday morning, Chicago police said.
The teen was arrested by members of the Vehicular Hijacking Task Force at 2:05 p.m. Tuesday in the 1600-block of South Washtenaw Avenue, according to CPD.
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He was identified as one of the members of a group who, hours earlier, beat up a 56-year-old man and took his car from a gas station in the 1600-block of North Western Avenue, police said.
He is also charged in connection with the carjacking and robbery of a 63-year-old man that took place minutes later in the 500-block of North Hoyne Avenue, according to police.
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The boy's been charged with vehicular hijacking, aggravated battery in a public place, robbery and possessing or selling a stolen vehicle.
According to police data, 338 carjackings have occurred this year. In 2022, 1,655 carjackings were reported.
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