The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Washington Area Vehicle Enforcement team arrested two 16-year-old males for armed carjacking. Both suspects live in Washington, DC. They are charged as adults.
On February 2, 2023, at approximately 1:40 am, officers responded to the 7700 block of Landover Road in Landover for the report of an armed carjacking. The victims advised officers they had been carjacked at gunpoint by multiple suspects while at the location to use an ATM. The suspects also stole property from the victims. The suspects fled the crime scene in the victims’ car as well as the white Kia they had arrived in.
Later that
morning, at approximately 11:45 am, members of the WAVE team observed the white
Kia used in the carjacking. The detectives stopped the Kia Optima in the 4700
block of Marlboro Pike in Capitol Heights. The Kia had been reported stolen on
January 31, 2023, in a neighboring jurisdiction. The two juvenile suspects were
taken into custody. Some of the victims’ property taken during the carjacking
was also recovered.
Carjacking
Interdiction Unit detectives conducting the investigation charged both
juveniles with armed carjacking. They are in the custody of the Department of
Corrections.
If anyone has information on regarding this case,
they are urged to contact WAVE detectives at 301-516-3788. Please refer to case
23-0006548.
Callers wishing to remain anonymous may call
Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477), or go online at www.pgcrimesolvers.com, or use the “P3 Tips” mobile app search “P3 Tips” in the
Apple Store or Google Play to download the app onto your mobile device.
If you would prefer to translate this release into another
language, please find the translation window on the right side of this webpage.
Please select your preferred language from the available list.
No comments:
Post a Comment