CHICAGO — Four teens were arrested by Chicago police after allegedly stealing a man’s car as he shoveled snow to open up a parking space.
According to police, the 28-year-old man was shoveling snow at about 11:40 p.m. Tuesday so that he could park his blue Lexus ES300, WLS reported. Two males ran up to him after exiting a tan-colored Ford Fusion, the television station reported.
One of the teens pointed a gun at the victim, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. A second teen took the man’s money and car keys and drove off in the Lexus, the newspaper reported. The other teens fled the scene in the Fusion, according to WMAQ.
A man shoveling snow had his car stolen in a Noble Square carjacking Tuesday night; 4 teens were arrested in connection with the incident, Chicago police say. https://t.co/FZxh3cqXwQ
— ABC 7 Chicago (@ABC7Chicago) February 4, 2021
Forty minutes later, police saw the carjacked vehicle about 10 miles away, WLS reported. After the car was pulled over at a gas station, it was confirmed as stolen.
A 19-year-old man, a 15-year-old boy, a 19-year-old woman and a 15-year-old girl who were in the car were taken into custody, WLS reported.
Three of the teens were released without charges, but the 19-year-old man was held on a separate arrest warrant, according to the Sun-Times.
There were no injuries reported, police said.
The owner of the Lexus said he will not press charges, the Sun-Times reported.
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