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Minor Nabbed After Armed Carjacking Of Ride-Share Driver In Maryland: Police Minor Nabbed After Armed Carjacking Of Ride-Share Driver In Maryland: Police
Minor Nabbed After Armed Carjacking Of Ride-Share Driver In Maryland: Police One juvenile has been arrested and charged with a Gaithersburg armed carjacking of a ride-share driver, authorities say. The victims were picking up customers in the 18500 block of Boysenberry Drive in their black 2019 Toyota Corolla shortly before 1 a.m., Sunday, July 10 when the incident occurred, Montgomery County police say. The suspects approached the car with a handgun and knife and demanded the victims to get out, according to police. After the victims exited the vehicle the suspects drove off toward Montgomery Village Avenue, then Midcounty Highway. Officers located the car in the …

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
DC Man Sentenced After Carjacking Victims He Lured Through Social Media DC Man Sentenced After Carjacking Victims He Lured Through Social Media
DC Man Sentenced After Carjacking Victims He Lured Through Social Media A Washington DC man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for an armed carjacking of a BMW he found through social media, authorities say. Markeith Dwayne Jones, 21, pleaded guilty in April after luring the victims to a shopping center under the false promise of purchasing their vehicle in June 2021, according to Montgomery County officials. Jones met the victims at a Wheaton shopping center on June 9, 2021, investigators said, threatened them with a gun, and drove off with their BMW. Montgomery County Police located the vehicle with the assistance of a helicopter and a chase ensued into…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Photos Of Greenbelt Carjacking Suspects Released Photos Of Greenbelt Carjacking Suspects Released
Photos Of Greenbelt Carjacking Suspects Released Greenbelt Police are asking for the public's help identifying suspects believed to be involved in an armed carjacking, authorities say. The individuals pictured are considered to be persons of interest in the carjacking that occurred in the 7800 block of Hanover Parkway around 8 p.m., Wednesday, July 6, according to the Greenbelt City Police Department. If anyone has information, please contact GPD at 301-474-7200 or [email protected].

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Four Teens Charged In MoCo Armed Carjacking Four Teens Charged In MoCo Armed Carjacking
Four Teens Charged In MoCo Armed Carjacking Four teenagers have been arrested in connection to an armed carjacking in a parking garage in Montgomery County, authorities say. Herbert Randall, 18, Katelyn McKiernan, 16, Caleb Fraker, 17, and a 15-year-old girl allegedly approached and threatened the victims with a firearm before stealing their vehicle from the St. Elmo Parking Garage around 10:58 p.m., Friday, June 10, according toMontgomery County Police. The victims saw the suspects lingering by their vehicle when one approached the victims, demanding the keys. The same suspect then withdrew a handgun and pointed it at the victim's c…

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by Annie DeVoe
Police & Fire
Rewards Up To $10K Offered In Silver Spring Carjacking Rewards Up To $10K Offered In Silver Spring Carjacking
Rewards Up To $10K Offered In Silver Spring Carjacking Authorities are offering rewards of up to $10,000 for information that could lead them to identify and arrest a suspect involved in an armed carjacking that occurred last week. Officers were called to the Citgo gas station on Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring just after 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Mar. 2, Montgomery County Police said. The victim of the carjacking told police his car was stolen while he left the car unlocked and running to go inside and buy some food. The victim came out and chased the suspect to the area of Connecticut Avenue and Bel Pre Road with the help of another person. Wh…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Two Armed Carjacking Suspects In Montgomery County Arrested: Police Two Armed Carjacking Suspects In Montgomery County Arrested: Police
Two Armed Carjacking Suspects In Montgomery County Arrested: Police Two armed carjacking suspects in Silver Spring have been arrested, according to police. Ludwin Barrientos carjacked a BMW 328i outside the Summit Hills Apartments by firing a gun into the air to scare the owner of the vehicle off on Jan. 19, at around 5 p.m., Montgomery County Police said.  He then fled the scene in the car along with Alexi Torres, who originally drove Barrientos to the apartments in a white Dodge Ram 1500, according to police. Barrientos was later arrested when police saw him on surveillance tape entering the carjacked BMW on Jan. 27., he was charged with Armed Carja…

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by Joe Gomez