Chicago – at least seven rides are choked, threatened with weapons and carjacked by passengers who asked rides to the area around Garfield Park, according to a new community warning from the Chicago police.
CPD said that a maximum of six perpetrators work together. They order rides through the app and everything goes smoothly until they arrive at their destination near the West Side Park. That is when the crew becomes violent, waves a knife or a gun or puts the driver in a chokehold from behind, according to CPD.
The group demands the valuables of the victim and drives away with their cars.
Kapings took place in the:
- 3500 Blok van West van Buren at 11:40 pm on January 5
- 300 block of South St. Louis at 11.30 pm on January 18
- 1200 block of South Troy at 2:14 am on January 19
- 3300 Blok van West Harrison at 8:53 pm on January 20
- 3800 Blok van West Polk at 11:33 am on January 20 and again at 12:11 pm on January 25
- 3500 block of West Flournoy at 2:55 pm on 2 February
The CPD warning described the hijackers as thin black male teenagers who wore dark clothing and ski masks.
Four detectives area are discussing the research. They can be reached on 312-746-8253 with regard to crime pattern #25-4-002.
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