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CBS News
06-07-2025
- CBS News
Maywood man charged with carjacking, hitting taxi driver with car, attacking woman in the Loop
A man was charged with carjacking and hitting a taxi driver with their own car before crashing it and attacking a woman in downtown Chicago on Friday. Maurice McDowell, 43, of Maywood, was charged with three felonies, including attempted murder, vehicular hijacking, and aggravated battery to a peace officer. He was also charged with five misdemeanors, including assault, battery, and three counts of resisting a peace officer. Police said on Friday, just before midnight, a carjacker [McDowell] forcefully pulled a 36-year-old man out of his vehicle near Madison and Wabash. He then hit the victim with the taxi before crashing it. McDowell also hit a 53-year-old woman in the face after crashing the vehicle, according to police. Officers found the suspect blocking the street on Wabash a short time later, and he began fighting with police and resisting arrest. The taxi driver was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in serious condition. The woman suffered minor abrasions and was also taken to Northwestern for treatment. McDowell is scheduled to appear at a detention hearing on Monday. The video above is from a previous report.
CBS News
05-07-2025
- CBS News
Chicago man charged with stealing car with baby in back seat on West Side
Car stolen with baby in back seat on West Side of Chicago Car stolen with baby in back seat on West Side of Chicago Car stolen with baby in back seat on West Side of Chicago A man was charged with stealing a vehicle with a 7-month-old child in the back seat on the city's West Side. Jeremy Ochoa, 38, was arrested Thursday morning by Vehicular Hijacking Task Force members. He was charged with felony counts of aggravated vehicular hijacking and aggravated kidnapping. Chicago police said he was identified as the offender who, less than 2 hours earlier, took a vehicle from a 36-year-old woman and fled the scene with a 7-month-old girl still in the vehicle in the 1200 block of South Independence Boulevard in the city's Lawndale neighborhood. The car was found a short time later near a church on the 800 block of West Roosevelt Road, and Ochoa was taken into custody. The baby is in good condition and was taken to the University of Illinois at Chicago Hospital for observation. Ochoa is scheduled to appear in court on Saturday. The video above is from a previous report.
CBS News
19-06-2025
- CBS News
Man, 18, charged in armed carjacking of handicapped woman in East Garfield Park
A Chicago man was charged with his participation in the armed carjacking of a handicapped woman on the city's West Side earlier this week. Kennedy Leach, 18, was arrested on Tuesday afternoon by Citywide Vehicular Hijacking Task Force members in the 1100 block of South California Avenue. He was charged with one felony count of aggravated vehicular hijacking of a handicapped person. Chicago police said Leach was identified as one of the suspects who took a vehicle at gunpoint from a 62-year-old woman in the 3500 block of West Congress Parkway earlier in the day. He is scheduled to appear in court on Thursday. No further information was available.
CBS News
16-06-2025
- CBS News
Oak Park man charged in April carjacking of woman in restaurant parking lot in Villa Park
A man was charged following an investigation into a carjacking that happened in Villa Park back in April. Demitrious Green, 33, of Oak Park, was charged with one felony count of vehicular hijacking. He appeared in First Appearance court Sunday morning, but the hearing was held over to Monday at the defense's request, the DuPage County State's Attorney's Office said. During the hearing, the judge granted the state's motion to detain Green. The officer said on April 6, around 9:34 p.m., a woman was inside a vehicle in the parking lot of the Taco Bell restaurant in the 100 block of West Roosevelt Road, while two other people she arrived with were inside the restaurant. While waiting in the vehicle, an individual, later identified as Green, allegedly approached the vehicle and ordered the victim to "get the f*** out," to which she complied. The office said Green was allegedly holding his hand under his coat in his waistband during the incident. When the other two people came from the restaurant and approached the vehicle, Green ordered them to "stay the f*** back." He then entered the vehicle and left the scene. An investigation into the incident identified Green as the suspect, and he was arrested in Chicago on Saturday. Green's next court appearance is scheduled for July 15 for arraignment.
