Chicago police have issued an alert about a string of robberies and carjackings on the North Side, some of which took place just minutes apart from each other.
One of the most recent incidents happened around 9:30 a.m. Nov. 29 in the 6400 block of North Hoyne. The attempted armed carjacking was caught on surveillance video. The 34-year-old victim was on the phone with her mother, Pauline, at the time.
Pauline said her daughter was attempting to park her newer model BMW when a silver sedan pulled up. She said two armed men got out of the vehicle and knocked on her daughter’s window before making demands.Sign up for NBC Chicago newsletters.Pauline said her daughter handed over everything – except her phone. But the armed men had trouble starting the car and ended up driving off without it.
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