La Grange Carjacking Suspect Sought: Cops

LA GRANGE, IL – A person was pushed during a carjacking last week in La Grange, police said.

The incident occurred shortly after 7 p.m. Friday in the 200 block of East Plainfield Road, according to a La Grange police news release.

Officers looked around the area, but could not find the suspect or the victim's car.

The suspect posed as a purchaser of the victim's car, which was advertised for sale on social media, police said. The suspect pushed the victim, entered the car and drove away, police said.

The victim was not hurt, and the suspect never displayed a weapon or implied he had one, according to the news release.

The suspect was described as Hispanic, in his early 20s, 5-foot-5, having a beard and long brown hair, having tattoos on his arms, and wearing a light-colored T-shirt, brown baseball hat and light-colored shorts.

At Monday's Village Board meeting, Police Chief Robert Wardlaw said officers continue to investigate the crime.

"We are working on several leads, and we expect to have a hopeful resolve in the upcoming weeks," the chief said.

He urged residents to never conduct transactions alone.

"Always meet in a public place. The preferable place is the La Grange Police Department lobby and/or parking spaces in front of the police department," Wardlaw told the council. "Request that an officer stand by when you're conducting these types of sales."