Posted on 12/17/2020 5:16:15 PM PST by simpson96
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two teenage boys are accused of carjacking a 65-year-old woman at gunpoint Tuesday in Rogers Park on the North Side.
The boys, 13 and 15, allegedly threatened the woman with a gun and took her vehicle about 3:50 p.m. after she parked in the 1200-block of West Farwell Avenue, Chicago police said. They were arrested less than half an hour later in the 4700-block of North Racine Avenue.
Both were charged with one felony count each of aggravated vehicular hijacking and aggravated vehicular hijacking with a firearm, police said. They have not been named because they are minors.
The boys are both due in bond court Wednesday.
The city of Chicago has seen the number of carjackings more than double so far in 2020.
Police say carjackings are often crimes of opportunity, and the opportunities appear to be on a dramatic rise.
According to Chicago police, there had been 1,236 carjackings as of early December; an increase of 134% over the same time last year. It's also the highest number since 2002.
It's unclear what's behind the increase, but authorities say many of the perpetrators are juveniles, who face less serious legal consequences.
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“Teens.”
I lived close to this area 22 years ago. Remember it changing from charming to scary, often on a block by block basis. Not as bad as Englewood or Austin, but there are better nabes.
Yes but no names allowed to publish makes it harder to be SURE....
There's 82 carjackings a day in Chicago?
Damn. That's like RoboCop levels of street violence.
Chicago and carjacking.
My guess is Vontavious Jackson and DeMarcus Quanell Johnson.
As BIDEN called THEM....PREDATORS.
He was right. Ha
I think it’s more like 3 and a half, but I’d buy that for a dollar.
Yes, but if you’ve seen one “Shitavius”, you’ve seen them all. [props to Freeper AFB-XYZ for coining the phrase!]
Were they wearing maga hats?
Did they find Juicy Smoolett’s attackers?
Oops. I read it wrong and thought this number was just December.
I know Chicongo is bad but I didn't think it was that bad!
And I'll take "what is the sickle cell?" for five hundred.
Their names are Oranjelo Octavious Smith and Lemonjelo Lasivious Jones IV....
You are correct. :)
Has Barack Obama claimed them as his sons yet?
Has Barack Obama claimed them as his sons yet?
[Were they wearing MAGA hats?]
I think we can be certain that they were.
[The city of Chicago has seen the number of carjackings more than double so far in 2020.]
Obviously, this was caused by statues.
We need a statue of limitations.
A sculpture of limitations.
I lived in that area 35 years ago, at Sheridan and Pratt, 6800 North, 1200 West. Rogers Park was a nice city neighborhood then. I haven’t been back in many years. Apparently things have changed. ,
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