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5 teens arrested for using Tinder to rob, carjack unsuspecting dates at gunpoint
Five teens in California were focused on a whole different definition of “swiping” as they used Tinder to rob and carjack unsuspecting men showing up for dates.
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19-year-old woman arrested for armed carjacking in North Potomac
A vehicle went off the road and into the woods around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday on the Clara Barton Parkway between MacArthur Boulevard and the D.C. line.
3 months ago -
Man tries to steal car in Northeast DC with toddler inside
In the brief moment while Tamara Richardson was fixing her son’s seat belt, a man jumped into the driver’s seat of her car and began driving off with her 2-year-old son still inside.
3 months ago -
Video shows Prince George’s Co. car thief leaving 1-year-old on street corner
D.C. police released video surveillance footage showing the moments after a Chevy Traverse was stolen from Seat Pleasant in Maryland. The man who stole the car likely didn’t know there was a 1-year-old girl in the backseat.
3 months ago -
Md. man sentenced to 15 years for violent carjacking in Northeast DC
Kevin Hammond, 26, of Suitland, pleaded guilty back in September. He still faces charges in Prince George’s County over the Aug. 14 spree that authorities say began in New Carrollton.
3 months ago -
2 arrested in NW DC attempted carjacking
Two teens are in police custody after an attempted northwest D.C. carjacking in which a woman was ambushed and beaten.
4 months ago -
Woman run over with her own SUV in Northeast carjacking, police say
D.C. Police are looking for a suspect following a brutal Thursday night carjacking in Northeast, and they say the driver of an SUV was run over with her own vehicle as the assailant made his getaway.
4 months ago -
Suspects arrested after carjacking near Wheaton Mall
A woman reported her car stolen at gunpoint near the Wheaton Mall on Monday. The suspects were found about 15 minutes later with a replica handgun.
5 months ago -
Attorney: DC man took PCP before takeover of Metrobus that turned fatal
A man was sentenced to 21 ½ years in prison Friday after prosecutors said he took over a Metrobus and fatally struck another man with it two years ago in Northeast D.C.
6 months ago -
13-year-old, 3 other teens arrested after DC armed robbery spree
D.C. police say four teen boys were arrested Tuesday night after a series of armed carjackings and street robberies across the city. Three of those arrested were 14 years old. The fourth was 13. Police are not releasing their identities because they are juveniles.
7 months ago -
Ride-sharing driver held at gunpoint in Montgomery Co. carjacking
A ride-sharing driver was carjacked Friday night after the four young men he picked up held him at gunpoint in North Bethesda, Maryland.
7 months ago -
DC man who carjacked minivan from nun sentenced to 7 years
Police said 20-year-old Brandon Brown approached a nun in full clerical garb, held a gun to her head and demanded the keys to the convent’s minivan.
9 months ago -
Police: 3 arrested for assault of off-duty officer in Southeast DC
Police have made another arrest Wednesday in connection to an assault of an off-duty officer and attempted carjacking in D.C. last week. On Tuesday, police had arrested and charged two teenage boys.
9 months ago -
Off-duty officer assaulted in DC even after identifying himself
Around 12:15 p.m. Friday, police said three suspects assaulted an off-duty officer on his scooter in the 1300 block of Potomac Avenue in Southeast D.C. See photos of the suspects.
9 months ago -
DC on pace to reach most carjackings in decade
D.C. is on pace to see its highest number of carjackings this decade.
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