Police warn of West Side carjackings

SHARE Police warn of West Side carjackings
cpd_uniform1.jpg

Sun-Times file photo

Police are warning West Side residents are three carjackings were reported in the last two weeks.

Three men pull the victims out of their vehicles and then take off in the victim’s vehicle, according to a community alert from Area North detectives.

The carjackings happened:

  • at 8:50 p.m. Sept. 25 in the 100 block of South Hamlin;
  • at 12:30 a.m. Sept. 30 in the 700 block of South Cicero; and
  • at 10:20 a.m. Sept. 30 in the 700 block of South Kenneth.

Police describe the suspects as three black men between 25 and 30 years old. During one incident, they used a white vehicle, possibly a Dodge Charger.

Anyone with information is asked to call detectives at (312) 744-8263.

The Latest
Carniceria Guanajuato has been linked to at least 55 cases of Salmonella, according to the Chicago Department of Public Health. So far, six of those people have been hospitalized.
That’s the price a Minneapolis gallery is asking for “A Walk in the Woods,” the first of more than 400 paintings that Ross produced on-air for his TV series “The Joy of Painting.”
A $29.3 million agreement with the city for GardaWorld to build giant tent cities for migrants has been condemned by officials and advocates who said investing in Chicago infrastructure and organizations would be better.
‘He was raw, gritty, 100 % in-your-face, unadulterated, pure West Side blues,’ said fellow blues musician Billy Branch.
Eight major dance companies will be in town this weekend for two Arpino Centennial programs containing 10 of his best-known works, including some that have not been presented anywhere for more than decade.