All articles tagged with #carjacking
Two Sacramento County deputies shot a suspected carjacker after a high-speed pursuit ended when the suspect restarted the stolen pickup and drove toward officers; he was hospitalized, deputies were unharmed, and the investigation is ongoing.
A Fayetteville man was arrested after police tied him to three shootings and two carjacking attempts Sunday morning. The sequence began on Messenger Street with a shooting, then a shooting and carjacking at Hardee’s on Ramsey Street, followed by another shooting and attempted carjacking at Food Lion on McArthur Road. Two women were hospitalized, and investigators said the suspect had a prior shooting outside city limits; area closures around McArthur Road and Ramsey Street were in place as police continued the probe.
Rockstar's GTA VI extended look confirms Lucia and Jason as playable leads with on-the-fly character swapping, a six-star Wanted system paired with a nuanced Criminal Profile and de-escalation dialogue, refined gunplay including one-handed weapons, a new carjacking minigame and a 3D map HUD, plus a slate of side activities and numerous nods to prior Rockstar titles, signaling a sprawling Vice City open world with deeper mechanics and player choice.
Four New Jersey teens allegedly stole a $220,000 2024 Mercedes-Benz G Wagon, prompting hours of police pursuit that ended when the vehicle crashed head-on into a Hyundai in Mays Landing, killing two occupants. The teens were captured and charged with conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, joyriding and eluding police; the victims, Robert Barr Jr., 54, and Alice Stilwell, 67, longtime couple from Egg Harbor Township, were described as beloved family members. One teen, 18-year-old Nayshaun Brown, and three minors were in the vehicle; authorities have not publicly identified the driver.
During a monthlong federal trial over a string of 2023 armed robberies and a carjacking in the Washington, D.C., area, jurors found a Chinese yuan and a white powder in evidence that prosecutors and investigators hadn’t disclosed. The judge admonished the lapse and instructed jurors to disregard the items, but Joyner was later convicted on 13 counts and faces a 31-year mandatory minimum after a partial verdict left 15 counts unresolved.
A Dallas police officer discharged a firearm during a felony traffic stop of a stolen vehicle linked to an armed carjacking in South Dallas; the suspect led officers on a roughly 15-mile pursuit and was taken into custody in Far North Dallas. No injuries were reported, and the investigation into the robbery and shooting continues.
Boston police say a Braintree man ran through a taped-off deadly crash scene in Mattapan on Blue Hill Avenue, filmed the moment and laughed on his phone, and was involved in a carjacking at the scene, leading to his arrest.
An NYPD sergeant was struck and knocked into the air by a stolen Kia during a multi-borough chase in the Bronx. As officers surrounded the vehicle, the suspect reversed and hit an unmarked police car, prompting a fellow officer to shoot the suspect as he attempted to drive away. The sergeant and several other officers were hospitalized with injuries; the suspect was wounded and also hospitalized. The suspect faces multiple felonies, including felony assault, reckless endangerment, and firearm possession, and the investigation is ongoing.
Mexican sports journalist Fernando Vargas was robbed at gunpoint during a live interview from his parked car at a gas station. The thief stole the car, wallet, and phone, while Vargas remained safe but shaken. He received assistance from the National Guard and has filed a police report as authorities investigate the incident.
A Mexican sports journalist, Fernando Vargas, was carjacked at gunpoint during a live TV interview at a gas station in Morelos. The thief demanded valuables as Vargas and the host watched in shock; Vargas escaped unharmed, but his wallet, phone, and car were stolen. The broadcast cut to dark as the incident continued outside the vehicle, and authorities had not announced any arrests as of the report.
Two people were hospitalized and one suspect was arrested after a carjacking and shooting spree across multiple locations in northern Prince George's County Thursday afternoon, according to police.
An 18-year-old Georgia man, Robert Littlepage, is accused of attempting to carjack a woman, stealing a running utility truck, crashing into a parked vehicle and then overturning the truck on the playground of S. Weir Mitchell Elementary School in Philadelphia’s Kingsessing neighborhood before being captured. No bystanders were seriously injured. Littlepage was arrested and faces charges including attempted carjacking, aggravated assault and reckless driving. He also has an open Delaware County burglary case from April, with a bench warrant for not appearing at a preliminary hearing.
An illegal Mexican national, Jose Ramirez, 30, was identified as the suspect in an attempted carjacking outside Dallas. A Texas father defending his eight-member family in a vehicle fired more than 10 rounds at Ramirez after he allegedly crashed into two cars and attempted to steal vehicles at a gas station near Highway 66. Ramirez died at a hospital; the father is not expected to be charged, with police classifying the shooting as self-defense. Ramirez was not a Garland resident and his entry into the U.S. remains unclear. Surveillance video shows the family fleeing to safety as the confrontation unfolded. DHS/ICE were contacted for comment.
A Boston police officer, 33-year-old Nicholas O’Malley, was arraigned on a voluntary manslaughter charge for the March 11 fatal shooting of Stephenson King, 39, during a carjacking in Mission Hill. He pled not guilty and was released on personal recognizance with a firearms-surrender condition. Suffolk County DA Kevin Hayden said the case will go before a grand jury. Court papers, supported by body-worn camera footage and witness interviews, indicate King did not threaten the officers as his car moved, and O’Malley fired three shots through the driver’s window after King attempted to flee; prosecutors say the shooting was not in self-defense. The defense called the charges politically motivated and argued against releasing footage as the investigation continues. Autopsy found three bullet wounds; no weapons were recovered from the scene.
An 18-year-old and a 17-year-old were charged as adults with first-degree murder, felony vehicular hijacking, and gun offenses after a February 11 Chicago carjacking spree that left two men dead; prosecutors say surveillance links them to multiple citywide incidents, and a judge ordered both suspects held without bond pending trial.