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Suspect went on one-man robbery and carjacking spree over 90 minutes, police say

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Jorge Gonzalez
Chicago Police

(WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A 23-year-old Southwest Side man is in custody after police say he committed two robberies, two attempted robberies and a carjacking -- all in an hour and a half early Tuesday.

Chicago police say the one-man crime spree started at 5:20 in the morning in the Printer's Row area and spread farther south in the South Loop.


First, officials say, an attempted armed robbery; then, 10 minutes later, an armed robbery. Five minutes later, another attempt. Twenty-five minutes later, another robbery. Finally, police allege, there was a carjacking in the 1100 block of South Wabash around 7 a.m.

Police say they arrested 23-year-old Jorge Gonzalez on the Kennedy Expressway near downtown.

He's facing a total of five felony counts; charges include armed robbery and vehicular hijacking.

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