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Carjacking suspect arrested after police chase from Manteno to West Englewood

The man allegedly pulled off an armed carjacking about 3:50 p.m. at a Circle K gas station in Clifton before fleeing onto Interstate 57, according to Illinois State Police.

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A woman was killed and an officer wounded during a shoot-out Apr. 3, 2022, in an Oak Forest grocery store.

A carjacking suspect was arrested Oct. 2, 2020, after police chased him from Manteno into West Englewood.

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A 29-year-old man led police on a chase from Kankakee County to the South Side of Chicago Tuesday after an alleged carjacking in Iroquois County.

The man allegedly pulled off an armed carjacking about 3:50 p.m. at a Circle K gas station in Clifton before fleeing onto Interstate 57, according to Illinois State Police.

State troopers caught sight of him on I-57 near Manteno and chased him all the way into West Englewood, where he surrendered and was taken into custody near 71st Street and Hoyne Avenue, police said.

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