Overview

• The hijacking occurred Wednesday afternoon near Route 53 and Long Grove Road, targeting a box truck loaded with electronics.
• Suspects rear-ended the truck with a U-Haul, then pepper-sprayed the driver after he exited to inspect the damage.
• The three men fled in separate vehicles: the U-Haul, a minivan, and the stolen box truck.
• Authorities, with assistance from Chicago Police, recovered the stolen truck hours later on West Pershing Road in Chicago and arrested all three suspects.
• The suspects, held in Cook County Jail, face felony charges of aggravated vehicular hijacking, with one also charged with aggravated battery, and await transfer to Lake County.