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Uber driver carjacked, bicyclist mugged, third victim chased by robbers during overnight crime surge

September 11, 2023 10:33 AM CWBChicago

An Uber driver was carjacked, a bicyclist was beaten and robbed, and a third victim was chased down the street by armed robbers during a string of overnight crimes on the Near West Side, according to Chicago police reports.

Uber driver carjacked in Lincoln Park, 17-year-old in custody after crash

August 20, 2023 8:38 AM CWBChicago

Illinois State Police troopers, Chicago police, and CPD’s helicopter unit teamed up to catch a teenager who carjacked a rideshare driver in Lincoln Park on Saturday night.

Uber driver carjacked at gunpoint in the Loop; same crew robbed 11 people Saturday.

April 2, 2023 10:32 AM CWBChicago

An Uber driver was carjacked at gunpoint on Wacker Drive in the Loop overnight, and it may be linked to group that carried out eleven robberies on Saturday.

Teens who tried to rob concealed carry holder also tried to carjack an Uber driver in April — but he shot their accomplice dead: sources

December 5, 2022 9:21 PM CWBChicago

Two Chicago teenagers who tried to rob a concealed carry holder on Monday were also involved in a carjacking attempt in April, but that victim shot their accomplice dead.

Carjacked Uber driver waited 75 minutes for police response in the Loop, records show

March 29, 2022 9:44 PM CWBChicago

A 70-year-old Uber driver waited more than an hour for a police officer to respond to his 911 call after two men carjacked him in the Loop on Tuesday morning.

Uber driver carjacked while waiting for her passengers in Lincoln Park

October 24, 2021 11:32 AM CWBChicago

An Uber driver was carjacked at gunpoint while waiting for her customers to come out of a Lincoln Park home Sunday morning.

Man charged with stun-gunning, carjacking Uber driver in Logan Square

September 3, 2021 10:06 AM CWBChicago

A 19-year-old man has been charged in connection with a series of carjackings on Monday in which Uber drivers were attacked with stun guns.

Men who carjacked Uber driver on Mag Mile hijacked another Uber driver in West Town, too

August 7, 2021 3:35 AM CWBChicago

The carjacking crew that targeted an Uber driver along the Magnificent Mile on Friday morning carjacked another Uber driver about 90 minutes earlier in West Town, according to Chicago police.

Uber driver carjacked at gunpoint on Magnificent Mile

August 6, 2021 10:57 AM CWBChicago

A ride-hail driver was carjacked at gunpoint Friday morning as he waited for his next passenger on the Magnificent Mile, police said.

$6,091: Uber driver billed for damages after gunman (who may have just murdered his passenger) carjacks him

January 25, 2021 7:49 PM CWBChicago

An Uber driver was carjacked by an armed man who was running from the scene of his passenger’s murder. Now, he’s being billed for damages caused by the carjacker.

At least 14 robbed in violent, hour-long robbery spree overnight; 78-year-old beaten by muggers

September 21, 2023 5:46 AM

Carloads of robbers committed an hour-long string of robberies from the North Side to downtown Chicago this morning, robbing at least 14 people, many of whom were physically attacked.

Another man charged in sprawling $6 million Home Depot gift card scam

September 20, 2023 8:08 PM

Another person faces felony charges for allegedly participating in a years-long gift card scam that cost Chicago area Home Depot stores more than $6 million.

Jogger finds fisherman badly beaten and robbed at Montrose Harbor

September 20, 2023 7:19 PM

A 60-year-old man is in serious condition after being attacked and robbed as he fished near Montrose Harbor on Wednesday morning. Chicago police are still looking for the three offenders.