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Pair carjacked at gunpoint at Jewel parking lot in Orland Park

The suspects took a wallet and purse before driving off in the pair’s car, police said.

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A man and woman were carjacked Feb. 18, 2020, at Jewel-Osco, 17930 Wolf Rd., in Orland Park.

A man and woman were carjacked Feb. 18, 2020, at Jewel-Osco, 17930 Wolf Rd., in Orland Park.

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A man and woman were carjacked at gunpoint early Tuesday in a Jewel-Osco parking lot in south suburban Orland Park.

The pair were sitting in a parked vehicle about 12:14 a.m. in an empty part of the lot at 17930 Wolf Rd. when two masked gunmen ordered them out, Orland Park police said in a statement.

The suspects took a wallet and purse before driving off in the pair’s car, police said. No one was injured, and no arrests have been made.

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