This website stores data such as cookies to enable essential site functionality, as well as marketing, personalization, and analytics. By remaining on this website, you indicate your consent.Chicago police issued a community alert Tuesday warning residents in the Austin and Grand Central districts of carjackings of vehicles used in armed robberies.
In the first carjacking, robbers approached the victim at gunpoint and robbed him of his BMW X2 and belongings. In two incidents following the carjacking, the robbers exited the hijacked white BMW and approached pedestrians and robbed them of their belongings, police said.Later on, the armed robbers carjacked a second victim, taking a black Subaru Outback at gunpoint, police said.
At least four armed robberies occurred shortly after 4:30 a.m to shortly after 6 a.m. Sept. 24. The locations of where the robberies happened were the following:The 2 to 3 armed robbers were describe by police as black and between 16 to 30 years of age. They were wearing all black with ski mask and brandished rifles and handguns. Anyone with information should contact detectives at 312-746-8253 or 312-746-7394.