Two teen boys, 13 and 16, are facing charges for participating in carjackings in Jefferson Park and Chinatownn. | Adobe Stock PhotoA 16-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday in Bronzeville for allegedly taking part in an armed carjacking Dec. 1 in the 2300 block of South Canal Street, Chicago police said.
Two teenage boys, ages 13 and 16, face charges in two separate carjackings in the Jefferson Park and Chinatown neighborhoods.
A 16-year-old boy, who was unnamed because he’s a juvenile, allegedly carjacked someone at gunpoint Dec. 1 in the 2300 block of South Canal Street, Chicago police said.
He was arrested Tuesday in Bronzeville on a felony count of aggravated vehicular highjacking, police said.
Also Wednesday, police announced charges against a 13-year-old boy accused of carjacking someone Jan. 7 in the 5100 block of West Strong Street in Jefferson Park.
The boy was arrested Tuesday in Burnside after he was caught inside a stolen vehicle, police said.
He was charged with aggravated vehicular highjacking with a gun and with criminal trespassing.
Both children were expected to appear in juvenile court Wednesday.
Carjackings in Chicago in 2020 more than doubled compared over the previous year.
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