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Two Teens, 13 And 14, Charged In West Garfield Park Carjacking

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Two teenagers have been charged with carjacking a woman Tuesday evening in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.

Police said, around 8 p.m. Tuesday, officers spotted the 13-year-old boy and 14-year-old boy inside a vehicle that had been taken by force from a 41-year-old woman less than 30 minutes earlier in the 4500 block of West Madison Street.

Officers pulled the vehicle over, and the two boys ran off. Police arrested both after a short foot chase.

Both teens have been charged with felony vehicular hijacking. The 13-year-old also has been charged with misdemeanor obstructing identification.

Court information was not immediately available.

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