And their records suggests they should be. Hopkins, arguing that Cook County jail is “half empty while crime is soaring, said: “All of these carjackers preying on the North Side right now - they’re not in prison. We’ll be writing more soon about actions to be taken.” “That is why, in addition to doing all we can to promote activities and other interventions to try and keep kids on the right path, there must be disincentives. “We are aware of six arrests of juveniles in our ward along in the past month for serious crimes, including four carjackings. Smith noted the most recent carjacking “continues the epidemic of serious juvenile crime that is plaguing our city.” Sunday in an alley in the 2200 block of North Orchard Street. Michele Smith (43rd) reported that two juveniles - ages 14 and 17 - had been arrested after license plate technology identified them as allegedly having taken “a vehicle by force” from a 40-year-old woman at around 11 a.m. In an email to her constituents on Monday, Lincoln Park Ald.