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Man in custody after woman, 2 children carjacked on West Side

CHICAGO — A man is in custody after a woman with two children was carjacked on the city’s West Side.

Police said the 26-year-old woman was sitting inside a vehicle with two boys, ages 1 and 6-years-old, in the 2700 block of West Lexington Street in East Garfield Park around 4:20 a.m. Monday.

According to police, she was approached by two men who implied they had a weapon. The woman and 1-year-old boy were forced out of the vehicle.

The offenders then fled in the woman’s vehicle with the 6-year-old boy still inside. After a short distance, the boy was forced outside too, police said.

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The offenders then fled again and crashed the vehicle on the expressway. No injuries were reported.

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Police said one of the men was taken into custody. Charges are pending.

Area Four detectives are investigating.

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