Photos Released Of Orland Park, Oak Forest Carjacking Suspect

ORLAND PARK-OAK FOREST, IL -- Dramatic photos of a suspect in two armed carjackings that resulted in a construction worker and a police officer being injured during a police chase that spanned Orland Park and Oak Forest. Authorities are asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect, who is considered armed and dangerous.

The first carjacking happened just before noon on Oct. 18 in a restaurant parking lot in Orland Park. A man and woman had just exited their car when they were approached by man brandishing a handgun. Orland Park police said he took the woman’s purse and keys to the vehicle, then fled east bound in the stolen vehicle eastbound on 159th Street. The vehicle crashed injuring a construction worker. While fleeing in the second stolen vehicle, the suspect is said to have struck an Oak Forest cop who was chasing him on foot. The officer was able to fire at the suspect, who fled in the second vehicle.

Anyone who can help identify the suspect in this case is asked to contact Orland Park Police at 708-349-4111 or crimetips@orlandpark.org; Oak Forest police at 708-687-1376; or 911. For more info, check out Orland Park PD's Wanted Wednesdays.