Two men are being sought for stealing an SUV in Elgin and trying to steal a car in Carpentersville, authorities said.
Carpentersville police were notified of the attempted car theft in the 200 block of Waverly Court about 5:30 a.m. Monday, Deputy Police Chief Kevin Stankowitz said.
The victim told officers he had started his car and was inside his house waiting for it to warm up when he saw someone in the vehicle while a Subaru SUV waited nearby.
When he came outside, one of the suspects pointed something that looked like a gun at him before the man inside the vehicle took off on foot and the man in the SUV drove away, Stankowitz said.
The thieves were dressed in all black clothing, including hooded jackets and masks, according to reports.
Stankowitz said the SUV was found abandoned near the intersection of Rosewood Drive and Maple Avenue in Carpentersville. Police conducted a search of the area but the suspects were not found, he said.
It was later determined the abandoned vehicle had been stolen from a driveway in the 300 block of Congdon Avenue in Elgin. The owner reported it missing Monday morning, Stankowitz said.
Both incidents remain under investigation.
Carpentersville police ask that anyone with information or relevant surveillance camera video contact them at 847- 551-3481 or at carpentersvillepdil.evidence.com/axon/community-request/public/oldtown. Tips also can be faxed to the Elgin Police Department at 847411, with ELGINPD included at the start of the message, or by calling a 24-hour confidential tip line at 847-695-4195.
Police also remind people that car thefts can be prevented by keeping vehicles locked and not leaving them running while unoccupied.
Mike Danahey is a freelance reporter for The Courier-News.
