Chicago family, victims of carjacking last week, hit again for second car


Thieves victimize Chicago family for 2nd time in 2 weeks


Thieves victimize Chicago family for 2nd time in 2 weeks

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CHICAGO (CBS) — Carjackers got away with one car last week then came back for a second car on Tuesday.

CBS 2’s Charlie De Mar reports from Mount Greenwood.

Matt O’Shea, Alderman for the 19th Ward, said two people of interest are being questioned in connection to Tuesday’s incident. 

It appears the garage opener and car keys stolen from last week’s incident were used to unlock and steal the family’s second car  Tuesday morning. 

Chicago police were called this morning to the 9300 block of South Pleasant for a stolen car.

The vehicle was tracked by license plate readers and pod cameras near 97th and Merrill where it was later recovered.  

It’s the second time in as many weeks that the same family was targeted by carjackers at their home in Beverly.

The terrifying surveillance video from last week shows at least two people armed with guns hitting a woman to the ground. The crew eventually stole her husband’s car but took the garage opener and keys to a different car in this altercation last week.

O’Shea said detectives believe they returned Tuesday morning, opened the garage, and stole the other car.

“These are savages who committed these crimes and I wouldn’t be surprised if these offenders were repeat offenders so we are closing in,” O’Shea said. 

Alderman O’Shea is calling for those arrested in connection to these two carjackings to be charged federally.


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