ninjamyst
Premium member
My wife was dropping off friends in Lincoln Park on Christmas Eve, a pretty nice neighborhood on a quiet street. She went to the trunk to get a present for the friend and as she closed the trunk door, someone jumped out of a car passing by, jumped into her car, and took off. My wife's purse, phone, wallet, house keys, everything was in the car. Yes, she made a mistake of leaving the car unattended for literally a minute but never have we thought this would happen to us. The police said this is actually happening A LOT in the city with gang members going to nice neighorhoods and stealing cars. It was depressing to hear from the cops that they can't do anything even when they know who are involved. The criminals are teenagers and they get 1-2 months of probation and they just do it all over again.
We tracked down my wife's phone to a parking lot next to a junk yard at California and Fulton (by Humboldt Park). They emptied out all the non valuable items in the car, kicked them into pile of snow, and took off again. We spent Christmas morning digging things out but can't find the actual phone. We suspect they threw it over a fence to the junk yard next door.
Just want to share this to warn others to be careful of their surroundings and stay safe out there. And if you happen to see a 2012 black Acura MDX with plates starting with P98 ****, call the police and report it.
We tracked down my wife's phone to a parking lot next to a junk yard at California and Fulton (by Humboldt Park). They emptied out all the non valuable items in the car, kicked them into pile of snow, and took off again. We spent Christmas morning digging things out but can't find the actual phone. We suspect they threw it over a fence to the junk yard next door.
Just want to share this to warn others to be careful of their surroundings and stay safe out there. And if you happen to see a 2012 black Acura MDX with plates starting with P98 ****, call the police and report it.