2 Robbed At Oak Lawn, Worth Gas Stations By Man In Stolen Car: Cops

OAK LAWN, IL — A suspect in a carjacking in Chicago is believed to have robbed patrons in separate incidents Wednesday morning in Oak Lawn and Worth, police said.

The spree unfolded in Worth around 8:15 a.m. at a gas station near 115th Street and Harlem Avenue. A man driving a silver Honda CRV approached a vehicle owner and took his wallet, cell phone, and other personal items, said Chief Tim Denton, of the Worth Police Department.
The man apparently moved on to Oak Lawn, because both agencies said he matched the description of the suspect in both robberies.

Around 8:30 a.m., Oak Lawn police responded to a robbery at the BP Gas Station near 110th Street and Pulaski Road. The vehicle owner was inside the gas station when he saw a man wearing a white hard hat and yellow safety vest entering his vehicle.

The vehicle owner confronted the man as he was entering a silver Honda CRV, later determined to be stolen in a Chicago carjacking, Oak Lawn police said. The man pointed a plastic bag at the vehicle owner in a motion that suggested there was a gun in the bag. Police said the man drove off in the Honda.

The suspect is described as a male Hispanic. He was wearing a mask in addition to the white hard hat and yellow safety jacket.

"At this time, Worth investigators are working closely with the investigators from [Oak Lawn]," Denton said.

The Honda CRV was later found burned out by fire in Chicago. CPD said the vehicle had been stolen in a carjacking in the city. The descriptions of the vehicle and suspect match those in an armed robbery that happened earlier Wednesday morning at a Mobil station near 115th Street and Harlem Avenue in Worth. The man reportedly held up the gas station patron in the parking lot.

Anyone with information about the Oak Lawn robbery is asked to contact the Oak Lawn Police Detective Division at 708-907-4051, or text tips to 708-613-8477.