PGPD PGPD Arrests Two Juveniles for Armed Carjacking of Rideshare Driver

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The Carjacking Interdiction Unit charged two juveniles for the armed carjacking of a rideshare driver on Monday in Landover. The suspects are a 16-year-old male and a 17-year-old male. Both live in Landover. They are charged as adults.



On January 2, 2023, at approximately 9:40 pm, officers responded to the 1500 block of Belle Haven Drive for the report of an armed carjacking. The victim advised officers he had been carjacked at gunpoint by two suspects who he was providing a ride to through a rideshare service. The victim, in fear for his life, complied.

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On January 4, 2023, at approximately 10:00 pm, detectives with the Carjacking Interdiction Unit and PGPD’s WAVE team observed the carjacked car in the 5300 block of Riverdale Road in Riverdale. The detectives stopped the car and took the two occupants into custody. A loaded ghost gun (un-serialized) with an extended magazine and the victim’s property were recovered.



The two suspects are charged with armed carjacking and firearm offenses. They are in the custody of the Department of Corrections.



If anyone has information relevant to this case, they are asked to please call detectives at 301-516-3788.


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.) Please reference case 23-0000364.



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Disclaimer: In the U.S.A., all persons accused of a crime by the State are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. See: https://so.md/presumed-innocence. Additionally, all of the information provided above is solely from the perspective of the respective law enforcement agency and does not provide any direct input from the accused or persons otherwise mentioned. You can find additional information about the case by searching the Maryland Judiciary Case Search Database using the accused's name and date of birth. The database is online at https://so.md/mdcasesearch . Persons named who have been found innocent or not guilty of all charges in the respective case, and/or have had the case ordered expunged by the court can have their name, age, and city redacted by following the process defined at https://so.md/expungeme.

 

[Bare-ya-cuda]

Why have a sub-compact pistol for concealment and then have a 30 round extended magazine? Just carry a full sized pistol with a +5 or +10 round magazine.

 

[GregV814]

It'll get better... The re-sworn County Executive, (new, more conservative hairdoo now) be sayin punishment isn't the only remedy. Yu see, we need a proGRAM, a proGRAM to defer chillren... from doin' these crime.

an plus, the polices need to lose theyre pensions for grabbin' deese kids.