Diana Dejacimo was strolling her dog in Lincoln Park when a burglar hurried out of an SUV, intended a weapon at her, then got her bag and diminished the street, all in a matter of seconds.
” I was surprised,” the 70-year-old Dejacimo informed the Sun-Times. “It took me a number of seconds to understand I simply got robbed at gunpoint.”
Neither Dejacimo nor her dog Jasper were hurt, however the attack Wednesday early morning made her value a lot more her choice just recently to move from the city to Wisconsin.
” I like the city of Chicago, it’s a gorgeous city however it’s a catastrophe today,” she stated. “It is so risky for everybody. And if individuals do not go out and vote and modification, it’s simply going to get even worse.”
The attack happened the exact same day that Chicago cops revealed the arrest of 4 guys for a series of heists, with Chicago’s leading police stating they are thought of dedicating as lots of as 50 others that have actually amassed spotlight over the last a number of weeks.
Dejacimo stated she had actually simply left her Jeep Cherokee with her dog in the 1300 block of Webster Opportunity around 11:20 a.m. when a shooter approached and required her valuables. He pointed the weapon at her and her dog prior to getting her bag and escaping.
The burglar dropped Dejacimo’s bag on the walkway and delved into a dark-colored SUV that sped off, she stated.
When Dejacimo obtained her bag, her phone and wallet were still within. It was not up until after cops showed up that she recognized that her cars and truck, parked on the corner, had actually been taken.
Dejacimo stated the shooter obviously took her secrets from her bag and drove around the block up until he discovered her cars and truck.
” This is arranged, this is focused,” Dejacimo stated. “They were searching for a particular sort of cars and truck and they were waiting on somebody to come up.
Dejacimo stated she vacated the city out of issue about the increase in criminal offense. Her child and son-in-law relocated to the Lincoln Park location less than 2 years ago however state they now prepare to move.
” They are running with impunity, they are not scared to be captured, they are not scared to be prosecuted, they are not scared to shoot individuals and they are doing it all over,” Dejacimo stated. “It’s day and night, anytime, which’s why I am no longer a Chicago homeowner.”
