Posted on 01/07/2022 12:01:53 PM PST by SJackson
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police have issued a warning after armed men have stolen car keys at gunpoint from valet services.
Police issued the warning about two incidents that happened three days apart, both in the Fulton River District.
CPD said shortly after 8:15 p.m. on Dec. 29 in the 100-block of North Green Street, a man approached a valet driver on foot, held a gun to his midsection and demanded keys to two vehicles. A second man emerged and both fled in the cars, police said.
Police said three days later, on Jan. 2 around 6:45 p.m. in the 700-block of West Grand Avenue, a man approached a valet key box and was confronted by the valet. The suspect pointed a gun at the valet, took multiple sets of keys from the key box, and then drove away in a car that was parked at a nearby business.
A suspect in the first incident is described as a Black male, about 20 years old, 5 ft. 11 in. tall and 140 lbs. The suspect in the second incident was described as a Black male, 20 to 25 years old and 5 ft. 11 in. tall. Police have not said whether they believe the same suspect was involved in both incidents.
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The Fulton River District is one of the formerly “safe” areas of Chicago.
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Hmmm....valets unlikely to be armed or willing to risk anything for somebody else’s car.
What happens after they take the keys?
“Two Chicago Blackhawks players had their cars stolen from a restaurant valet last month, according to People. “
https://www.motorbiscuit.com/chicago-blackhawks-players-cars-stolen-from-restaurant-valet/
My niece and her hubby got transferred to Chicago, they are both pharmacists and are in management with a large drug store chain. Both of them drive high end Mercedes, and I wish they’d put the cars in storage and drive old beaters to work. Those cars are going to get them killed.
Chicago criminals are bold. How do you suppose they get that horse back into the barn? It won’t be pretty.
The genii is out of the bottle. Good luck putting it back in. It will take twice the police and far more political will than exists in America to restore big blue cities pre-Biden crime rates. An entire generation of criminals is being groomed to think they can get away with crime with impunity. It is going to take high conviction rates and long sentence to convince them otherwise.
I think we are stuck with these crime rates and patterns for at least the next 15 years, no matter how much cities crack down on crime. This generation is now convinced they can steal, beat and murder with impunity.
The movie titled “xXx” starring Vin Diesel started with him pretending to be a parking valet guy who takes off with an expensive car and police chase him at high speed before he deliberately sends it over a cliff to get back at a politician he hates.
Sounds silly? From 2002-2005 the film series grossed $694 million. That eclipsed Driving Miss Daisy and Mona Lisa Smile (Julia Roberts teaching Wellesley women students to be feminist leaders).
‘Let them touch those things for once!’ -Celine Dion
https://twitter.com/acechhh/status/1147688469579390976
Yes. And I assume this is simple auto theft not carjacking. I wonder if they even get prosecuted for that in Chicago. In any case a much less serious crime. The gun is a problem, but doubt Kim Foxx cares much about that either.
SPJNK.
Same difference. Yours is slightly more accuate.
Elliot Ness needs to return to Chicago.
Paging Mr Ness: White courtesy phone, please.
No. According to this explanation of Illinois state law, the offense is aggravated vehicle hijacking (aggravated carjacking) since a gun was used to unlawfully take the car from the custodian of the car by threat of bodily harm.
https://johnprior.attorney/how-does-illinois-define-and-penalize-vehicular-hijacking/
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