Boy, 16, arrested for carjacking in South Loop: Police

A 16-year-old was arrested and charged with vehicular hijacking Tuesday, according to the Chicago Police Department. 

According to police, the 16-year-old boy was arrested around 2 p.m. Wednesday, after police say he was identified as the offender who, about 10 minutes earlier, forcibly took a car from a 21-year-old in the South Loop in the1900 block of South Wentworth. 

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Police said responding officers saw the 16-year-old inside the victim's car, then placed him in custody. 

No additional information is available at this time. 

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