Man charged in pair of carjackings in Park Manor
Alex Riaz | Chicago police
CHICAGO - A Chicago man is facing charges in connection with two carjackings on the same block in the Park Manor neighborhood.
Alex Riaz, 25, was accused of carjacking a 33-year-old man on Dec. 21 in the 7400 block of South State Street, police said.
Three days later on Christmas Eve, Riaz allegedly carjacked a 29-year-old woman at gunpoint on the same block, police said.
Riaz was arrested Wednesday and charged with aggravated vehicular hijacking with a firearm, vehicular hijacking and possession of a stolen vehicle with a value of $25,000 or greater.
He is due in bond court Friday.