Crime & Safety

Chicago Man Charged With Fleeing And Eluding Police In Niles

Police said Wilfredo Monge Jr. lied about being the victim of a carjacking, telling officers he was forced at gunpoint to flee.

NILES, Ill. (CBS) – A Chicago man is charged after fleeing an attempted traffic stop in Niles early Friday morning.

Police said around 1:46 a.m., an officer attempted to stop a 2018 Cadillac XT5 for a traffic violation, in the 7100 block of North Caldwell Avenue.

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