CPD: Car thieves crash into post while attempting to flee scene of armed carjacking in Washington Heights

CHICAGO — An investigation is underway after two people crashed a car after stealing it from a woman at gunpoint on the city’s Far South Side early Friday morning.

According to Chicago police, the incident unfolded just before 3 a.m. in the 9900 block of South Halsted Street in Washington Heights.

Officers said the victim, a 46-year-old woman, was sitting in a parked car in the area when two armed individuals approached and demanded she exit the vehicle.

The two individuals got in the car and attempted to flee the scene, but police said as they tried to make their escape, they crashed into a post.

Following the crash, both individuals felt the scene on foot.

According to police, a preliminary investigation suggests that one of the individuals involved may have fired a weapon as they fled.

Police did not provide a description of the two individuals but said they were both male.

Nobody was injured in the incident and authorities said no arrests have been made.

Anyone with information on the robberies is asked to contact CPD Area Two Detectives at 312-747-8273 or dial 911.

Those with information that could help detectives in their investigation can also leave a tip at CPDtip.com . Tips can be filed anonymously.

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