BRIEF: Cops warn of South Side vehicle hijackings
TMCnet - World's Largest Communications and Technology Community
New Coverage :  Asterisk  |  Call Recording  |  SIP Trunking  |  Fax Software  |  Load Balancer  |  PBX  |  SIP Phones  |  Small Cells
Webinars
Channels by Topic
Share
 
| More
RSS-XML alerts
Print this page
E-mail this page to a friend
TMCnews
[February 12, 2012]

BRIEF: Cops warn of South Side vehicle hijackings

Feb 12, 2012 (Chicago Tribune - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Police issued a community alert this morning warning Chicago Lawn residents of a series of carjackings where the culprits pretended to want to purchase the vehicle but stole them instead.


Police said the people target individuals who are selling vehicles in the Chicago Lawn district. The victims are contacted regarding test drives of the vehicle for sale. But when the suspects arrive for the test drive, they take the vehicle by force, police said.

The hijackings occurred in the area of 60th Street from Western to California avenues, police said.


Police gave a vague description of the suspects as male blacks. One of the robbers was described as between the ages of 20 to 30, 5 feet 4 inches to 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighing between 160 to 180 pounds.

The second man is described as between the ages of 30 to 40, about 5 feet 5 inches to 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing between 220 to 250 pounds, police said.

The robbers have called victims from the phone numbers of (872) 232-6657 and (224) 800-5550, police said.

Anyone with information about the robbers or their location should contact the Wentworth Area Detective Division Property Crimes Unit at (312) 747-8382.

chicagobreaking@tribune.com ___ (c)2012 the Chicago Tribune Visit the Chicago Tribune at www.chicagotribune.com Distributed by MCT Information Services

[ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]

Bookmark mobile.TMCnet.com on your mobile phone now to stay on top of the latest tech news.
TMCnet Videos
Featured White Papers
Featured White Paper RSS feed
Human Capital Asset Management and Workforce Optimization
Mobile Bill Shock: Leveraging FCCRegulations to Enhance the Subscriber Experience and Create Stronger Subscriber Loyalty
WiMAX Business Deployment Guide: Portability, not mobility, may be what makes WiMAX an attractive option for your current business broadband needs
view all white papers…
Top Stories
Today's TMCnet Top Stories and News Articles
TMCnet Dialer Software Week in Review
In SEPA 2011 Ratings, PG&E Has the Number-…
Speech Analytics Provide Speedy Way to Search Recorded Calls
Online Project Management Week in Review
Too Much Information is Overwhelming Doctors, Hospitals
more of today's top stories...
Related VoIP News
Latest IP Communitions and VoIP News
TMCnet VoIP Routers Week in Review
TMCnet Next Generation Communications Week in Review
Alcatel's AppGlide Provides Holistic View of the End-user Online Video Experience
Tekelec Adds Ten More DSR Clients
Alcatel-Lucent Goes on Tour
blog comments powered by Disqus

Upcoming Events

ITEXPO West 2012
October 2- 5, 2012
The Austin Convention Center
Austin, Texas
Mobility Tech Conference & Expo
October 3- 5, 2012
The Austin Convention Center
Austin, Texas
MSPAlliance MSPWorld™
October 3- 5, 2012
The Austin Convention Center
Austin, Texas

DevCon5
DevCon5 provides you with the information and tools you need to exploit the capabilities of revolutionary HTML5 technology
View all >>
Subscribe FREE to all of TMC's monthly magazines. Click here now.