3 minors have been charged with attempted carjacking

CHICAGO — The Chicago Police Department charged three boys, ages 13 to 15, with attempted carjacking — or carjacking for short — and aggravated robbery late Wednesday morning.

All three were arrested around 1 a.m. in the 3600 block of West Cermak Road after trying to carjack someone’s car minutes earlier.

According to police, the three implied they had weapons and attempted to forcefully steal a 25-year-old man’s car in the 1900 block of South Central Park Avenue. When that didn’t work, they took the man’s personal belongings and fled.

Responding officers found the offenders shortly thereafter – and nearly 11 hours later around 11:30 a.m. – facing the following charges:

There is no criminal. 1, who police identified as a 13-year-old juvenile, was charged with one felony count of attempted carjacking, one count of aggravated robbery and one misdemeanor count of theft of property between $500 and $10,000.

There are no offenders. 2 and 3, identified by police as 15-year-old juvenile males, were both charged with one felony count of attempted carjacking and one count of felony theft.

In Illinois, aggravated robbery and attempted vehicle theft are Class I felonies, punishable by 4 to 15 years in prison if convicted.

It is unclear whether the three perpetrators will be charged as juveniles or adults, and there is no set date for their court appearances at this time.