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Mask-Wearing Carjacker With An Eye For BMWs In DMV Region Gets 10 Years In Prison: Feds Mask-Wearing Carjacker With An Eye For BMWs In DMV Region Gets 10 Years In Prison: Feds
Mask-Wearing Carjacker With An Eye For BMWs In DMV Region Gets 10 Years In Prison: Feds A carjacker from Maryland who targeted high-end vehicles throughout the DMV region will spend years in prison for a series of incidents, federal authorities announced. Hagerstown native Carlos Guardado-Eagle, 22, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for a series of armed carjackings and an attempt that was thwarted back in 2022. According to his guilty plea, between May 15, 2022, and June 1, 2022, Guardado-Eagle and a second suspect carjacked four victims at gunpoint - all BMWs - and attempted a fifth, though the victim would not surrender…

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12-Year-Old Arrested For Carjacking Of Off-Duty Security Officer In Northwest DC: MPD 12-Year-Old Arrested For Carjacking Of Off-Duty Security Officer In Northwest DC: MPD
12-Year-Old Arrested For Carjacking Of Off-Duty Security Officer In Northwest DC: MPD It didn't take long for members of the Metropolitan Police Department to track down a second minor who was wanted in connection to the botched carjacking of an off-duty federal security officer in Washington DC that left 13-year-old Vernard Toney, Jr. dead. Hours after releasing a photo of a suspected carjacker, the department announced that a 12-year-old has been arrested and charged with armed carjacking after he fled when the officer opened fire during the crime. Toney was identified by the Metropolitan Police Department this week as the person who was killed on Saturday night during a …

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Escaped Inmate In Virginia Linked To Armed Carjacking In Maryland Captured: DOC Escaped Inmate In Virginia Linked To Armed Carjacking In Maryland Captured: DOC
Escaped Inmate In Virginia Linked To Armed Carjacking In Maryland Captured: DOC An escaped inmate out of Virginia who was wanted in Montgomery County for an armed carjacking is back in custody, authorities announced.  The Virginia Department of Corrections announced on Wednesday that Naseem Roulack, 21, was arrested at around 9 a.m. by members of the Fairfax County Police Department and the US Marshals Service. Officials say that the bust was reported at a hotel in the 6700 block of Commerce Street in Springfield. Roulack was wanted in connection to an armed carjacking in Montgomery County on Friday, Spet. 1, after he escaped from the Virginia Department of Corre…

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Woman Walking Dog In Northeast DC Assaulted At Gunpoint; Pet Taken, Police Say Woman Walking Dog In Northeast DC Assaulted At Gunpoint; Pet Taken, Police Say
Woman Walking Dog In Northeast DC Assaulted At Gunpoint; Pet Taken, Police Say Dognappers are at large in DC after an armed carjacker made off with a woman's beloved 14-year-old West Highland Terrier. Shortly after 10:15 p.m. on Saturday night, a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police Department says that a woman was walking her dog when she was approached from behind in the 300 block of Galloway Street NE. Police say that the wanted suspect pointed a gun at the woman and demanded her dog, "Max," before taking off in a vehicle that was waiting in the area. During the altercation, the woman attempted to recover her dog, but was assaulted by the man for her troubles.…

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Armed Carjacker In Maryland Is A Prison Escapee Out Of Virginia, Police Say Armed Carjacker In Maryland Is A Prison Escapee Out Of Virginia, Police Say
Armed Carjacker In Maryland Is A Prison Escapee Out Of Virginia, Police Say An escaped inmate out of Virginia is now wanted in Maryland following an armed carjacking in Montgomery County over the weekend, authorities announced. Naseem Roulack, 21, is now wanted in connection to an armed carjacking in Montgomery County on Friday after he escaped from the Virginia Department of Corrections last month, where he was serving a 13-year sentence for aggravated malicious assault, grand larceny, and a hit-and-run. Police say that shortly after midnight on Friday, Sept. 1, officers were called to the 400 block of West Deer Park Road in Gaithersburg, where there was a reporte…

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Child Carjacker Caught After Foiled Attempt To Steal Keys In Southeast DC, Police Say Child Carjacker Caught After Foiled Attempt To Steal Keys In Southeast DC, Police Say
Child Carjacker Caught After Foiled Attempt To Steal Keys In Southeast DC, Police Say Criminals in Washington, DC keep getting younger. The Metropolitan Police Department arrested a 12-year-old Southeast DC resident who was wanted for an armed carjacking on Sunday afternoon, authorities announced. Police say that the child approached his victim in broad daylight near the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and U Street SE while demanding the victim's keys. At the time, he was holding something in his waistband that investigators believed to be a firearm, though no shots were fired.  However, the victim refused to comply to the kid, and he then fled on foot. …

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by Zak Failla
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DC Carjackers Busted By Police Helicopter Following Pursuit On I-695 DC Carjackers Busted By Police Helicopter Following Pursuit On I-695
DC Carjackers Busted By Police Helicopter Following Pursuit On I-695 A pair of carjackers attempted to make a great escape after an armed carjacking in Northwest DC, but did not make it far, according to authorities. Antwon Haynie, 25, and DaQuan Oden, 22, both of Southeast DC, are facing charges after members of the Metropolitan Police Department used a helicopter to track down the fleeing suspects. Shortly before 10:10 p.m. on Thursday night, police say that the two men approached their victims in the 2400 block of 17th Street NW while they were sitting in a vehicle.  They took out guns and stole the victims car, which they then fled in. Police say…

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Teen Already In Custody In DC To Be Tried As An Adult For MD Carjacking: Police Teen Already In Custody In DC To Be Tried As An Adult For MD Carjacking: Police
Teen Already In Custody In DC To Be Tried As An Adult For MD Carjacking: Police A group of teens pulled off an elaborate carjacking scheme and almost made off with a new Infiniti before being caught by members of the Montgomery County Department of Police. Three teens - 13, 16, and 17 - have been charged for an armed carjacking and robbery weeks after an incident that played out on Wayne Avenue in June. On Wednesday, June 21, police say that a man was driving home when he noticed a black Jeep Grand Cherokee tailing him, though when he parked, the driver blocked his Infiniti FX35 and five or six Black men wearing dark clothes and masks held him at gunpoint. According t…

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Drive-Thru Shooter From DC Accused Of Killing Man, Dogs In MD: Police Drive-Thru Shooter From DC Accused Of Killing Man, Dogs In MD: Police
Drive-Thru Shooter From DC Accused Of Killing Man, Dogs In MD: Police A District man who gunned down two dogs in a stolen car during a violent carjacking spree is facing a slew of charges, including murder, in Maryland, authorities say. Daeyon Ross, 22, has been arrested and charged in Prince George’s County in connection to his role in the murder of 56-year-old Kurt Modeste, of La Plata, as well as two dogs that were in one of several carjacked vehicles. The long afternoon for officers began shortly after noon on Sunday, July 2, where there was a reported carjacking in the area of Addison Road South and Rolling Ridge Drive in Capitol Heights, where Ross alle…

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Knife-Wielding Teen Attempts To Carjack Driver During Ride In Frederick, Police Say Knife-Wielding Teen Attempts To Carjack Driver During Ride In Frederick, Police Say
Knife-Wielding Teen Attempts To Carjack Driver During Ride In Frederick, Police Say The investigation into an armed carjacking earlier this week led to the apprehension of a teen subject who is facing a host of charges in Frederick County. Shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 14, police say that officers from the Frederick Police Department’s Patrol Division were called to the area of Peters Lane and North East Street to investigate a reported robbery that had just taken place. Investigators said the following day that it was determined a 14-year-old who was known to his victim asked for a ride to another location in Frederick City, to which he complied. When they …

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Ankle Monitor-Wearing DC Man Gets 11 Years For Armed Maryland Carjacking Spree Ankle Monitor-Wearing DC Man Gets 11 Years For Armed Maryland Carjacking Spree
Ankle Monitor-Wearing DC Man Gets 11 Years For Armed Maryland Carjacking Spree Even an electronic monitor couldn’t stop a Washington, DC man from continuing a life of crime in the DMV region. James Albert Borum, 20, of DC, has been sentenced to 11 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for a spree of armed carjackings he committed while wearing an ankle monitor as he was out on release for previous crimes, federal officials announced. Specifically, Borum admitted to a series of four carjackings with accomplices in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties in June 2021 while he was under pre-trial supervision tied to charges in Washington…

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DC Teen Being Charged As Adult For Midday Armed Maryland Carjacking, Police Say DC Teen Being Charged As Adult For Midday Armed Maryland Carjacking, Police Say
DC Teen Being Charged As Adult For Midday Armed Maryland Carjacking, Police Say Three teens are facing charges for allegedly carjacking a pair at gunpoint in broad daylight in Prince George's County, officials announced. Prince George’s County Police patrol officers from the Oxon Hill Station arrested a 17-year-old and 16-year-old, both from Oxon Hill, and a 17-year-old from Washington, DC on Sunday, Sept. 25 following an investigation into a midday carjacking. Shortly before 7 p.m. on Sunday, officers responded to a reported armed carjacking in the 6700 block of Livingston Road, where two victims advised that they had just been carjacked at gunpoint. The suspects th…

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Teen Suspect Arrested After DC Carjacking, Robbery: Metropolitan Police Teen Suspect Arrested After DC Carjacking, Robbery: Metropolitan Police
Teen Suspect Arrested After DC Carjacking, Robbery: Metropolitan Police D.C. police arrested a teen for his involvement in a May carjacking and robbery, authorities said. On May 16 at around 9:50 p.m., Marquis Funderbunk approached a victim in the 2500 block of 9th Street, showed he had a gun, and demanded the victim's property, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. Once the victim complied, Funderbunk fled the scene in the victim's vehicle, police said. The 19-year-old was arrested on August 10 and charged with armed carjacking with a gun, officials reported.

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