Armed carjacking, robberies reported in Rogers Park overnight

Rogers Park was rattled by two armed robberies and an armed carjacking overnight. No arrests have been made.

The crimes began with a carjacking around 3:21 a.m. in the 1300 block of West Devon. A Chicago Police Department spokesperson said a 38-year-old man was sitting inside an SUV when the carjacker approached, brandishing a gun. The carjacker ordered the driver out of the vehicle and drove off.

Police found the stolen SUV shortly afterward in the 6500 block of North Lakewood, where it had struck several parked cars. The carjacker, described only as a masked male, abandoned the vehicle and fled…

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