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CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago police have charged a 14-year-old in connection with several carjackings throughout the city.
According to CPD, the teen was taken into custody “after a brief foot pursuit” on Wednesday afternoon around 3:00. Police said he was identified in connection with a number of Chicago carjackings and robberies.
The 14-year-old was charged five felony counts of vehicular hijacking with a firearm, two felony counts of armed robbery with a firearm, one felony count of unlawful use of a weapon, one felony count of possessing a stolen vehicle, one felony count of robbery and one felony count of aggravated assault with use of a deadly weapon.
The incidents include the following locations:
*8800 block of S. Luella
*1600 block of E. 92nd Pl.
*8900 block of S. Constance
*600 block of E. Bowen
*2600 block of E. 91st St.
*7900 block of S. State
*8800 block of S. East End
*8600 block of S. University
*4400 block of S. Oakenwald
The 14-year-old was on electronic monitoring at the time of his arrest.
The teen will next appear in juvenile court on January 28.
RELATED: An interactive map at this link shows the change in the number of carjackings in Chicago neighborhoods between 2019 and 2020.
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