Crime & Safety

Armed Carjacking, Car Crashes, Man Flees On Foot: Orland Police

Police said a man held a gun to the owner, then carjacked the vehicle near the Hemlock and Wheeler Drive area of Orland Park.

ORLAND PARK, IL — An investigation is underway after an armed car-jacking occurred in the Hemlock and Wheeler Drive area of Orland Park Friday, according to the Orland Park Police Department. Police said the carjacker held a gun up to the owner, then drove off in the vehicle.

According to police, the subject, a man, fled on foot after fleeing the area in the car, and was followed by law enforcement down the I-57. The man crashed the car in the 112th Avenue area of the interstate, then ran off, according to police.

A search for the man is underway, according to police.

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