Woodlawn man charged with carjacking in Englewood

He appeared in bond court Sunday.

A Chicago Police Department officer.

A 19-year-old Woodlawn man has been charged with a carjacking March 10, 2021, in the 200 block of West Garfield Boulevard.

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A 19-year-old Woodlawn man has been charged with a carjacking in Englewood on the South Side.

Najee Bursey has been charged with a felony count of vehicular hijacking and a misdemeanor count of theft, Chicago police said.

Najee Bursey

Najee Bursey

Chicago police

About 9:15 p.m. Wednesday, Bursey allegedly battered a 56-year-old man in the 200 block of West Garfield Boulevard, before taking his personal property and vehicle, police said.

He was arrested two days later in the 6500 block of South Ingleside Avenue, after and investigation by Chicago police’s Vehicular Hijacking Team, police said.

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