A 14-year-old boy was charged with carjacking an off-duty cop in the Kenwood neighborhood.
The teen, who was on home electronic monitoring for a different charge, was also accused in eight other carjackings and car thefts since July, Chicago police said.
On Tuesday, the teen allegedly carjacked an off-duty Chicago police officer in the 4400 block of South Oakenwald Avenue in Kenwood, police said.
He was allegedly one of four carjackers who took the woman’s purse, phone and car, police said.
He’s also charged in carjackings and car thefts in Calumet Heights, Bronzeville, Chatham and Avalon Park.
Those incidents happened:
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Three 14-year-olds face felony charges in connection to a string of carjackings across Chicago, including one teen accused in nine carjackings and robberies since July.
Two of the defendants are 14-year-old girls charged in a Wednesday carjacking in Lawndale, Chicago police said.
The pair allegedly put a man in a chokehold and forced him out of the car in the 3400 block of West Douglas Boulevard. Related
One teen was arrested after a short foot chase, while the other was arrested 20 minutes later in the block where the carjacking happened, police said.
Another teen, who was on home electronic monitoring for another charge, is accused in nine separate carjackings and car thefts in July and January.