Armed, violent carjacking spree reported across North Side

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Friday, October 12, 2018
Police warn of carjackings, armed robberies on North Side
Thieves with guns have targeted at least four people on Chicago's North Side over the past few days.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Almost a dozen carjackings this month have hit neighborhoods across the North Side.

The suspects have been armed with weapons, sometimes more than one, in a few of the attacks, and in others the carjackers have physically pulled people from their vehicles, according to an alert from Chicago police.

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The incidents have all happened when a person was alone in their stopped vehicle or alone on the street, police said. They happened:

  • about 10:30 p.m. Oct. 1 in the 1400 block of West Sunnyside Avenue;
  • about 9:45 p.m. Oct. 3 in the 2900 block of North Paulina Street;
  • about 10 p.m. Oct. 3 in the 3600 block of North Greenview Avenue;
  • about 11:45 p.m. Oct. 3 in the 2300 block of West Waveland Avneue;
  • about 3 p.m. Oct. 8 in the 4200 block of North Hazel Street;
  • about 9 p.m. Oct. 9 in the 2400 block of West Leland Avenue;
  • about 9:15 p.m. Oct. 9 in the 2600 block of North Greenview Avenue;
  • about 11:45 p.m. Oct. 10 in the 1600 block of West Barry Avenue;
  • about 12:30 a.m. Oct. 11 in the 800 block of West Dickens Avenue; and
  • about 12:45 a.m. Oct. 11 in the 800 block of West Willow Street.

A detailed description of possible suspects wasn't provided.

RELATED: Police warn of carjackings, armed robberies on North Side

Anyone with information was asked to call Area North detectives at (312) 744-8263.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire - Copyright Chicago Sun-Times 2018.)