Crime & Safety

Woman Carjacked on Western Avenue With Child in the Car

It was a scary situation on Western Avenue yesterday. 

A woman was carjacked on Monday, Dec. 16 in the area of 79th Street and Western Avenue, according to 22nd District police. 

A car driving behind the woman bumped her car and when she got out to investigate she was robbed at gunpoint, police said. 

She begged the robber to let her take her child out of the car before they took it. Police say the robbers got away with her car, keys, personal info and Christmas gifts that were inside. 



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