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Police warn Far South Side residents about string of armed carjackings

By FOX 32 Digital Staff
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Crime and Public Safety
FOX 32 Chicago

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CHICAGO - Police are warning residents about a string of armed carjackings recently reported in Far South Side neighborhoods.

In each incident, armed suspects exit a vehicle and approach people seated in a car or leaving their car before announcing a robbery, Chicago police said. 

The stolen vehicles are then used in subsequent robberies, police said.

The carjackings happened:

  • About 2 a.m. Aug. 16 in the 300 block of East 117th Street;
  • About 2 a.m. Aug. 16 in the 500 block of West 109th Street;
  • About 2 a.m. Aug. 16 in the 50 block of West 109th Street;
  • About 3 a.m. Aug. 16 in the 400 block of East 110th Street; and
  • About 5 a.m. Aug. 16 in the 11200 block of East Vernon Avenue;

Anyone with information is asked to contact Area Two detectives at (312) 747-8273.

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