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The Greenbelt Police Department issued an alert on Tuesday, May 30, advising that there was a carjacking outside an apartment complex in the 140 block of Westway where a man threw a woman to the ground, took her keys, and stole a Toyota RAV4.
It didn't take long for members of the department to catch up to the suspect, when the stolen vehicle was spotted on Crescent Road near the Greenbelt Branch Library at approximately 3 p.m. on Wednesday, May 31.
Then the suspect went into fight-or-flight mode.
Police say that as officers entered the area near the suspect vehicle, the driver intentionally struck two police cruisers to flee, taking officers on a brief pursuit that "was discontinued in the best interest of public safety."
The man remains at large.
No information has been released about the driver, but the vehicle was described as a light gray Toyota RAV4 with a Maryland license plate of "7CA7099." It was last seen on the outer loop of I-495 westbound heading toward Montgomery County.
The investigation led to a heavy police presence outside the library, which officials say was lifted at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon.
"This incident is another great example of Greenbelt's Community Police partnership, (when) the community member who reported the car memorized the license plate from a previous (alert)," a spokesperson for the department said. "If you see something, say something."
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