Trio of teens charged in West Side robbery, attempted carjacking

CHICAGO - Three teenage boys are facing charges in connection with an attempted carjacking and armed robbery Wednesday morning in the Lawndale neighborhood.

A 13-year-old and two 15-year-olds were arrested minutes after they allegedly implied they had weapons and tried to take a vehicle from a 25-year-old man around 1 a.m. in the 1900 block of South Central Park Avenue, police said.

The teens took the victim's personal belongings and fled the scene, police said. Police arrested them a short time later in the 3600 block of West Cermak Road.

They were each charged with one count of attempted vehicular hijacking and aggravated robbery.

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The 13-year-old was also charged with a misdemeanor count of theft of property.

No further information was immediately available.