CHICAGO — Police arrested a suspect after two armed carjackings were reported Saturday afternoon, one in Old Town and the other outside the migrant shelter across from the Salt Shed. Authorities have not yet announced any charges.
First, a 59-year-old woman was carjacked in the 1400 block of North Cleveland at noon, according to CPD. She told police a man walked up, displayed a gun, and demanded her property. She complied, and he drove away with her Subaru SUV.
Less than 15 minutes later, a 33-year-old man was carjacked while sitting in his car in the migrant shelter parking lot at 1308 North Elston. A man walked up, displayed a gun, and ordered him out of his red Ford Mustang, officials said. After robbing the victim of personal property, the hijacker drove away with the Mustang.
And that’s when it gets a little weird. The second victim told police that he believed the carjacker returned to the scene on foot while they were waiting for police to arrive. But the suspect was gone again when the cops got there.
Officers found the hijacked Mustang in the 1400 block of North Magnolia and determined that the carjacker had left the scene in the first victim’s Subaru.
Ultimately, police arrested a suspect when he returned to the area near the migrant shelter on foot shortly after 1 p.m. A CPD spokesperson said he is a 39-year-old man who has been detained while detectives carry out their investigation.
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