(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Chicago Police say they’ve arrested two teenagers accused in more than a dozen carjackings — nine of them crammed into a period of just over 28 hours.
Charged with multiple counts of aggravated vehicular hijacking are a 17-year-old and a 16-year-old.
Police said the 17-year-old is responsible for 11 carjackings in all, with nine of them taking place from 2:30 a.m. Aug. 19 to 7 a.m. August 20.
Most of the carjackings were on the Southwest Side, some on the South Side.
The victims were men and women, ranging in age from 21 to 66.
Police say the teenage males had a gun. The Vehicular Hijacking Task Force arrested both of them on Tuesday.
The 17-year-old is facing a total of 13 felony counts; the 16-year-old, five felony counts.
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