A West Facet man has been charged with carjacking a lady close to a busy intersection in Previous City earlier this yr. Chicago police discovered the sufferer’s automobile on hearth simply minutes after the hijacking occurred round 2:41 a.m. on April 26.
Choose Luciano Panici Jr. detained Tyron Rivera, 32, on one depend of vehicular hijacking.
In accordance with prosecutors, a 36-year-old girl was seated in her automobile within the 1600 block of North LaSalle Avenue when Rivera approached and pointed an object she believed was a firearm. The thing turned out to be a cellphone, prosecutors mentioned. Rivera then violently pulled the girl from her automobile and drove off in her white 2025 Honda SUV.
The hijacking was captured on video, which helped police establish Rivera. A CPD report mentioned investigators discovered proof that Rivera had “communication” earlier than, throughout, and after the hijacking with an unidentified confederate.
About ten minutes later, 911 callers reported a car on hearth within the 1700 block of North Vine Avenue — about three-quarters of a mile west of LaSalle. It turned out to be the girl’s SUV, in response to the police report.
The sufferer later recognized Rivera in a photograph lineup as the person who carjacked her and CPD officers just lately positioned and arrested Rivera to face prices.
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