Month: September 2022
West Town
West Town
Citywide
Edgewater
CTA
Citywide
Feds take over armed carjacking case against man who has extensive juvenile crime record
An 18-year-old who allegedly carjacked a Chicago woman in January while on juvenile probation for another carjacking will now face federal charges. Monte Handley has been facing state robbery and hijacking charges since January, but the US Attorney’s Office in Chicago today announced that a federal grand jury has indicted him in the case.
Gold Coast
Citywide
Albany Park
Victim loses his gun, but keeps his child during West Town carjacking; more hold-ups reported on North Side
Chicago police are investigating another string of armed robberies reported late Wednesday and early today, including a carjacking in West Town during which a driver managed to get his child out of the car but lost his gun to the hijackers. Within an hour, more armed robberies were reported in Lincoln Square, Irving Park, and Albany Park.
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