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5 more carjackings since Saturday afternoon in Wicker Park, Bucktown

January 17, 2021 CWBChicago

The hijackings come just three days after Chicago police warned about a pattern of Uber and Lyft drivers being carjacked in the area.

Armed carjackers strike in Bucktown, West Loop on Monday evening

January 5, 2021 CWBChicago

Carjackers dragged a food delivery driver with his own car in Bucktown about two hours after another driver was hijacked by armed men in the West Loop, police said.

Probation for 3 men facing gun charges under unusual circumstances

December 30, 2020 CWBChicago

Alexander Carr received probation for allegedly firing a handgun through the floor of a Wicker Park apartment. Two other men, facing gun charges under other unusual circumstances, have also reached plea deals.

Dual gunmen strike again, carjacking woman in Loop

December 3, 2020 CWBChicago

Police are investigating yet another armed carjacking in which two gunmen emerged from a silver SUV to hijack a vehicle in traffic. Thursday’s incident in the Loop follows two similar cases Saturday in Bucktown and Lincoln Park.

Watch: Camera captured Bucktown carjacking attempt that ended with man shot

December 2, 2020 CWBChicago

Surveillance video shows two men trying to carjack a woman in the 1800 block of North Marshfield in Bucktown, but the hijacking ended after one of the offenders shot the woman’s husband.

2 gunmen carjack driver at bustling Wicker Park intersection, cops say

November 28, 2020 CWBChicago

Two armed men carjacked a driver as he waited for a red light at one of the busiest intersections of the city on Saturday morning, police said.

Update: Bucktown man was shot during carjacking attempt, family and cops confirm

November 27, 2020 CWBChicago

Carjackers are responsible for shooting a man behind the victim’s Bucktown home early Tuesday, police sources have confirmed.

Another woman carjacked on North Side while unloading groceries at home

November 25, 2020 CWBChicago

A North Center woman, carjacked while unloading groceries at home yesterday evening, is the latest victim in an out-of-control hijacking surge that is hitting two North Side districts hard.

Police: Lakeview woman carjacked at gunpoint Monday

November 24, 2020 CWBChicago

A Lakeview woman told police that a gunman took her Audi A3 at gunpoint as she walked home Monday evening.

Man shot during possible robbery attempt in Bucktown early Tuesday

November 24, 2020 CWBChicago

A gunman shot the 52-year-old man behind the victim’s home in the 1800 block of North Marshfield around 12:14 a.m., according to a police statement.

At least 5 carjacking attempts Sunday as city hijackings soar 125%

November 23, 2020 CWBChicago

Between 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, at least five drivers reported that carjackers tried to take their vehicles in River North, near Goose Island, West Town, Uptown, and Lincoln Square.

21 minutes, 3 carjackings in Wicker Park and Bucktown

November 22, 2020 CWBChicago

The carjackers targeted three drivers in Wicker Park and Bucktown on Saturday evening. Police said the crew also pulled off a fourth hijacking in Avondale.

Update: CPD warns of robbery pattern following hold-up spree

November 9, 2020 CWBChicago

Police have linked an armed robbery in Bucktown last Wednesday evening to two others that were reported nearby less than 30 minutes earlier, according to a community alert from Area Five detectives.

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