Crime & Safety

Bensenville Man Arrested In Carjacking

He and two others held up a couple outside the Addison movie theater, police said.

(DuPage County State's Attorney's Office)

ADDISON, IL – A third suspect has been arrested in Sunday's carjacking at the Marcus Cinema in Addison, police said.

Jair Delgado, 19, of Bensenville, faces felony charges of carjacking with a gun and armed robbery with a gun.

Two others, a 17-year-old Bensenville boy and a 16-year-old Willowbrook boy, have been charged in the case.

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All three are set to be jailed until their next hearing.

About 7:30 p.m., a man got out of his 2014 white Infiniti and walked around the car to open the door for a woman, who was a passenger, according to a news release from DuPage County prosecutors.

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Three armed, mask-wearing suspects got out of a gray Dodge Challenger parked a few spaces away, the news release said.

They ordered the man to give up his keys and everything in his pockets, and one of them pointed a gun at the woman, police said.

The suspects left in the Infiniti and Dodge. Shortly after, officers found the Infiniti driving east on Lake Street near Villa Avenue. They activated their lights and sirens, but the driver did not stop and officers ended the pursuit on Interstate 290, police said.

About 8:30 p.m., Addison officers found the Dodge traveling west on Interstate 290 near Austin Boulevard. The Dodge's driver exited the expressway at 17th Avenue and continued with Elmhurst and Addison officers following, police said.

Officers tried to box in the Dodge at Roosevelt Avenue and Harlem Avenue in Oak Park, but the driver struck an unmarked squad car and then fled, police said.

Officers then successfully boxed in the Dodge near Interstate 290 and First Avenue and arrested the two juveniles.

The Infiniti was found in Maywood minutes later.

Searching the Dodge, officers found a Glock handgun that had a switch to make it fully automatic and a defaced serial number, prosecutors said. They also discovered a Glock 23 .40-caliber handgun with an extended magazine loaded with 23 bullets and one in the chamber and a Smith & Wesson M&P 40 9mm handgun, police said.

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