An offender stole an off-duty Chicago police officer's car before crashing it into a fire hydrant in Little Italy Saturday morning.
An offender stole an off-duty Chicago police officer's car before crashing it into a fire hydrant inPolice say the victim was outside the car in the 1500 block of West Roosevelt Road around 2 a.m. when the offender hopped in and drove off.
The carjacker struck a fire hydrant attempting to flee the scene. The offender then got out of the car, and they exchanged gunfire with no hits. A weapon was recovered from the scene and charges are pending. All the news you need to know, every day
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