Driver carjacked while pumping gas at suburban Costco, police say
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GLENVIEW, Ill. — Police in Glenview are investigating a carjacking at a Costco gas station that left one person injured.
According to police, around 11:50 a.m., officers responded to the 2900 block of Patriot Blvd. following reports of a carjacking.
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The early stages of a police investigation revealed that the owner of a Mercedes sedan was pumping gas when a male suspect approached in all-black clothing and a black ski mask.
The male then entered the driver’s side door, started the car and attempted to pull away. That’s when police say the car owner re-entered the Mercedes through the front passenger door “unsuccessfully, causing them to fall and sustain a nonlife-threatening injury to their leg.”
According to police, the Mercedes was last seen driving east on Interstate 94 at a high rate of speed.
The owner of the vehicle was taken to Glenbrook Hospital for medicinal treatment after suffering a leg injury.
Anyone with information is asked to call Glenview police at (847) 901-6055.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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