Carjacking

A man was carjacked after stopping to assist what he believed was a stranded motorist in Pueblo, Colorado. The victim's car was later returned to him following the alleged attack in the early morning hours of July 25. The Pueblo Police Department reported the incident occurred in the 3500 block of North.

A 17-year-old boy was shot during a carjacking in south Charlotte, leaving him hospitalized with serious injuries. Neighbors reported witnessing two men and two women involved in the incident, which occurred in front of an apartment complex. No arrests have been made.

A carjacking victim in Houston, Texas, called 911 while being held in the car by the suspect, who asked for directions. The incident highlights the victim's ability to contact police during the ordeal.

A teenager was seriously injured and hospitalized after a shooting and carjacking occurred in the Sedgefield area of Charlotte, as reported by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police.

Two people were arrested in Stockton after police located a vehicle linked to a carjacking investigation. The arrests occurred during a traffic stop on West Benjamin Holt Drive, though neither individual was identified as the suspected carjacker.

Cassandra Light was shot in the leg during a carjacking in Tijuana. Mexican authorities have informed her she must personally visit the tow yard to reclaim her vehicle.

A Troy man was charged with making a false report of a felony after police determined he lied about being carjacked while his 7-month-old son was in the vehicle. The infant was recovered safely after about an hour, but the suspect who stole the car remains at large.

A 22-year-old Lexington man, Ja’von Marquise Miller, was arrested after allegedly assaulting a Burke County deputy during an attempted carjacking. Miller, already wanted on felony kidnapping charges, faces additional counts including assault on a law enforcement officer and robbery. Two juveniles involved were unharmed and reunited with their family.

Two Colombian nationals were arrested in Rolling Hills Estates after automated license plate readers linked their vehicle to a violent carjacking in Hawthorne. The incident occurred on July 11, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department issued a news release detailing the arrest.

A 48-year-old man was shot and injured by a would-be carjacker on Chicago's West Side early Saturday morning. The incident occurred during a carjacking attempt.

A man is in custody after an alleged carjacking and stabbing in Detroit. A video captured the fleeing vehicle crashing into a building.

A man in his 40s was arrested in Detroit after allegedly stabbing a victim during a carjacking on July 15, leading police on a chase that ended with him crashing into a building. The victim, an adult man, was hospitalized in stable condition.

A man was arrested in Detroit after a carjacking incident in which he crashed the stolen vehicle. The incident occurred early Wednesday morning.

Five teenagers were hospitalized after crashing a carjacked sedan into a traffic light pole during a brief police chase in Dallas, according to Dallas authorities.

Westbound I-94 was shut down after suspects fired at police during a possible carjacking incident. The shutdown occurred following a confrontation involving law enforcement officers.

A 14-year-old boy was charged after allegedly using a machete to carjack a 76-year-old woman in Waianae and later crashing the car near Kapiolani Medical Center.

A baby was recovered after a carjacking on Detroit's east side. The suspect stole the car where the child was found before noon on Friday, and police are still searching for the suspect.

A 14-year-old boy was arrested after allegedly using a machete to carjack a 76-year-old woman in Waianae while she was feeding cats, and later crashing the vehicle near Kapiolani Medical Center.

A New Orleans woman was arrested after a carjacking, crash, and shots were fired on I-110. She faces multiple charges related to the incident.

A fugitive on FBI Chicago's most wanted list, Gary Luellen (also known as 'Bird' and 'Lil Bird'), is now in custody after years on the run. He was a suspect in a carjacking case and was among three people federally charged.

A suspect has been charged with multiple counts after hitting eight pedestrians during a police chase in Culver City. Police released video footage showing the incident that occurred before the chase began.

Surveillance video captured an elderly man being beaten at a Southwest Miami-Dade bakery, with 33-year-old Alejandro Martinez identified as the suspect. Martinez faces charges including attempted murder, armed robbery, and carjacking linked to multiple incidents, including an attack at a 7-Eleven gas station. Victims from the attacks are expected to recover.

The LAPD has released video footage of a police shooting incident on the 210 Freeway in Sylmar involving a man accused of attempting to carjack a driver. The incident occurred last month but details beyond the release of the video remain unspecified.

A 45-year-old Inland Empire man, Juan Luis Estrada, is the suspect in a hit-and-run rampage in Culver City that injured eight people, including an officer. The incident began with a carjacking in downtown Los Angeles.

A man is in custody after a hit-and-run rampage through Culver City, which injured four pedestrians who appeared to be intentionally targeted and a police officer during a pursuit that ended in a crash. The incident began with a reported carjacking at knifepoint in downtown Los Angeles.

Maui police arrested a Kahului man accused of robbing a couple's car near Ho’okipa Beach. The incident occurred on Wednesday.

A man was shot in the face at a market along Brick Church Pike and later crashed his car while reportedly attempting to carjack vehicles. The Memphis Police Department (MNPD) is investigating the incident.

Sen. Marsha Blackburn sponsored a bill to ease carjacking convictions, which critics argue could lead to long prison sentences for young adults, particularly Black men. The bill, advanced by the Senate Judiciary Committee, faces concerns over racial disparities and ineffective tough-on-crime policies.

Cristian Alvarenga, a 25-year-old man from Herndon, Virginia, was arrested after a multi-jurisdictional police chase involving a stolen vehicle. He faces charges including abduction, assault, carjacking, and preventing a 911 call, following an alleged incident on Saturday night where he abducted a person and fled in their car.

A federal carjacking bill sponsored by U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn aims to ease prosecutors' ability to secure convictions, potentially leading to harsher sentences including the death penalty. Critics argue the bill could disproportionately incarcerate young adults, particularly Black men, and exacerbate racial disparities in sentencing.

A proposed federal carjacking bill by Sen. Marsha Blackburn aims to simplify convictions, potentially leading to harsher sentences, including the death penalty. Critics warn it could disproportionately affect young adults, especially Black men, and exacerbate racial disparities in incarceration. The bill has passed a Senate committee but awaits a floor vote.

A federal bill aimed at easing carjacking convictions by lowering the intent requirement faces criticism for potentially sentencing young adults, particularly Black men, to lengthy prison terms. Sponsored by Sen. Marsha Blackburn, the Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act cleared a Senate committee but has not advanced to a floor vote. Critics argue it risks exacerbating racial disparities in sentencing.

Six men from Florida carjacked Sushil and Radhika Chetal's Lamborghini Urus, beat the couple, and briefly detained them. A co-conspirator in the brazen bitcoin kidnapping and carjacking case has pleaded guilty and faces up to 20 years in prison.

A suspect accused of crashing an SUV in Deerfield Beach and carjacking a woman's vehicle was arrested. The suspect later stole fries from a child at a Chick-fil-A, abandoned the stolen car, and was taken into custody after a confrontation at a gas station.

A police chase for an alleged carjacking suspect began in the Fontana area and extended to Los Angeles city streets on Friday afternoon. The suspect was reportedly driving a pickup truck during the pursuit.

A police chase for an alleged carjacking suspect began in Fontana and extended to Los Angeles city streets on Friday afternoon. The suspect was pursued in a pickup truck during the incident.

A police chase for a possible carjacking suspect in a pickup truck began in the Fontana area and has extended to Los Angeles city streets on Friday afternoon.

Authorities in Los Angeles County are pursuing a white pickup truck driver wanted for a possible carjacking. The chase, initiated by the Fontana Police Department, occurred on Friday afternoon.

Officers chased a stolen pickup driver from Fontana into Los Angeles through freeways and streets. The driver, wanted in a possible carjacking, gestured out the vehicle's window and exited the freeway into southern LA County communities.

James Michael Garrison was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for bank robberies and a carjacking in the Northern District of California in late 2024 and early 2025.