Three Maryland teenagers were arrested Wednesday after an alleged crime spree that included assault, robbery, and attempted carjackings.
Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department from the Third and Sixth Districts as well as the Carjacking Task Force arrested a 13-year-old and 15-year-old after they carried out eight different crimes over several hours, police said in a press release obtained by the Washington Examiner. A 17-year-old was arrested by both the MPD and the Prince George’s County Police Department after being discovered in a stolen car.
“In each offense, the suspects approached the victim and demanded property while armed with a handgun,” police said. “The suspects would then flee the scene in a vehicle.”
POLICE ARREST TEENAGER IN CONNECTION TO CARJACKING OF DC COUNCIL CANDIDATE
Two teenagers from District Heights were charged with armed robbery with a gun, attempted armed carjacking with a gun, and assault with intent to commit robbery with a gun for their alleged crimes conducted between the hours of 4:42 a.m. and 12.36 p.m., according to the press release.
“The suspects’ vehicle and a BB gun were recovered,” police said. “The suspects’ vehicle had been previously reported stolen in an armed robbery offense that occurred in the Third District, in the block of Girard Street, NW.” The teenagers were charged with armed robbery for that alleged offense, police said.
The 17-year-old, also from District Heights, was charged with unauthorized use of a vehicle.
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A total of 426 carjackings were reported in Washington last year, a marked climb from the 142 carjackings reported during 2019, according to the Washington Post, whereas Prince George’s County reported 394 carjackings, an increase from the 100 carjackings seen in 2019.
