Patient Carjacks Woman At Silver Cross Hospital Campus: NLPD

Editor's note: This article has been updated to reflect the location of the car at the time of the incident.

NEW LENOX, IL — A woman was carjacked Tuesday morning at the Silver Cross Hospital campus, New Lenox police said.

A patient fleeing from the hospital around 8 a.m. demanded a woman's keys and stole her car in the parking lot of Silver Oaks Behavioral Hospital, New Lenox police said.

The patient—a 25-year-old man wearing only a hospital gown—then fled northbound on I-355, in the direction of his home in the Lockport area, New Lenox Police Chief Louis Alessandrini said.

New Lenox Police responded to the scene, and after obtaining the man's home address, notified the Will County Sheriff's Office and Lockport Police. Will County Sheriff's deputies were able to find the man, who then left the car and fled on foot. He was captured and taken into custody without incident, Alessandrini said.

The suspect, identified as Ali Salamah of Lockport, was returned to Silver Cross Hospital and hospitalized for continued treatment. Charges are pending, Alessandrini said.

No weapons were displayed during the carjacking, police said. The 39-year-old woman was not injured, nor was Salamah. The stolen Nissan Rogue was recovered.

"We’re thankful no one was hurt," Alessandrini said. "These situations can be dangerous, but luckily everybody is safe."