carjackings

Chicago dad threatened at gunpoint by masked robbers in front of his home

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Victor Galena Sr. found himself face-to-face with masked attackers outside of his Chicago home as he was preparing to leave for work around 6 a.m. As he and two associates counted their money for purchasing construction tools, the assailants threatened them at gunpoint. Victor Galena Sr. instinctively positioned himself at the doorway of his home, ready to shield his family sleeping within, from the armed robbers. He was determined to protect his wife, five children, …

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A Spike In Carjackings in Washington, D.C. Leads to Arrest of Four Teenagers

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Amidst a skyrocketing number of carjacking incidents this year, Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) responded to a series of 13 violent carjacking robberies by arresting a 17-year-old boy and three girls aged 13, 14, and 17. The news of the arrests has come as a relief to a community severely affected by the escalating rate of carjackings in the nation’s capital. The teenagers were connected to a five-day carjacking crime spree. According to reports, …

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