Man arrested after stealing Philadelphia police car, leading chase across the city
A man is in custody after carjacking a woman at gunpoint, stealing a police vehicle and leading officers on a chase across the city Friday night, police said.
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A man is in custody after carjacking a woman at gunpoint, stealing a police vehicle and leading officers on a chase across the city Friday night, police said.
A carjacking at a gas station led police on a pursuit through Fairmount Park late Wednesday night.
Police say the suspects carjacked a man at a gas station then fled in his car before being chased by officers.
Philadelphia police are asking for the public's help with identifying two men captured on video carjacking a woman at a gas station in West Oak Lane on July 17.
The victim told police two men she didn't know approached her car while she was sitting at a gas pump at the Marathon gas station, located on Cheltenham Ave., just before 1:45 a.m. on July 17.
One person died after he was shot during a possible attempted carjacking attempt in West Philadelphia on Sunday, police say.
Kavon Coleman, 23, will sit behind bars for a decade after carjacking a woman at gunpoint in Philadelphia's Mantua neighborhood.
Two men from the Army Reserves in New Jersey are being hailed as heroes for helping a woman who was being carjacked in Waterford Township. It all happened Thursday morning on Jackson Road near Waverly The two men were driving in that area when they saw a 59-year-old woman being assaulted. According to police, the assault started when the woman stopped to help a man who had crashed his car.
Police said the suspect allegedly stole a car in North Philadelphia and shot a man before leading police officers on a chase.
A carjacking suspect was shot and killed by Philadelphia police in Crescentville after firing shots at officers and leading them on a chase on Monday night, authorities said.
A man accused of stealing a car at a gas station in Reading Saturday evening was arrested hours later in New Jersey.
Two 13-year-old boys were shot in Southwest Philadelphia on Tuesday night after an attempted carjacking, police said.
The suspects in two armed carjackings in Bensalem this week lived at St. Francis and St. Vincent Homes for Children, police say.
Bensalem Township Police say the suspects in two armed carjackings in their township this week lived at St. Francis & St. Vincent Homes for Children.
Police said a man was carjacked in Mayfair and then his vehicle was returned after a police chase ended in Fern Rock.
The carjackings happened in Philadelphia's Olney section and at the Abington Shopping Center, police said.
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Police are searching for multiple men after a sedan was stolen and crashed into a home on the 400 block of Horton Street in West Philadelphia.
Police are searching for multiple men after a sedan was stolen and crashed into a home on the 400 block of North Horton Street in West Philadelphia.
Surveillance video shows the moment a man who allegedly stole a vehicle with a 2-month-old in the backseat left the car on West Chester Pike in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. The baby is OK, police said.
Police are looking for two suspects wanted in a carjacking in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, on Thursday afternoon.
Philadelphia police are searching for a 17-year-old and a child who may be as young as 10 years old in connection with multiple carjackings in the past week.
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A jury convicted Deandrade Jeferson of multiple charges for his alleged role in attempting to carjack a teen girl in Northeast Philadelphia in 2022, District Attorney Larry Krasner said.
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