A woman was carjacked in the middle of the Loop while stopped at an intersection early Friday morning – in the second carjacking downtown in the past few days.
, police said a 53-year-old woman was driving down State Street and was stopped on a red light at Washington Street when a man opened her car door and forced her out.This follows another carjacking about a block away in the 100 block of North Dearborn Street. In that incident, a 26-year-old pregnant woman was walking to her car just before 10 p.m. when two people came up to her demanding her keys.
Enter Ald. Brian Hopkins , who told us these carjackings downtown are concerning for more the one reason. He said the fact the 53-year-old woman was targeted while in an intersection - the first time we've seen something like it in the Loop - is an issue that needs to be addressed. Hopkins said the crime stats tell a story, but so do the people who live and travel through the city. He also took issue with claims that crime is down. Mayor Lori Lightfoot said this week that so far, certain violent crimes are down year-to-year.
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