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Ride-share drivers carjacked Humboldt Park, Logan Square: police

By Sun-Times Media Wire
Published  January 21, 2021 7:28am CST
Crime and Public Safety
Sun-Times Media Wire

7 rideshare drivers carjacked at gunpoint on Northwest Side in past 3 weeks

The carjackings are happening in broad daylight, and as early as 11 AM.

CHICAGO - Police are warning residents of a string of carjackings recently reported in Humboldt Park and Logan Square on the Northwest Side.

In each incident two males and two females request a ride-share or taxi, and when the vehicle arrives at the drop off location they beat the driver, pull them from the vehicle and drive off, Chicago police said in a community alert.

The robberies happened:

  • About 2:15 a.m. Jan 16 and about 7:45 p.m. Jan. 20 in the 2900 block of West Walton Street;
  • About 9 p.m. Jan. 20 in the 1900 block of North Rockwell Street; and
  • About 9:40 p.m. Jan. 20 in the 2500 block of West Chicago Avenue.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Area Three detectives at 312-744-8263.