Carjacking Warning

Carjacking on Farwell Ave.

This summary is from Police Officer Jose Alba at District One.

Prelim. Inv. entry (1/4/2016 7:17 AM): Victim parked her vehicle in front of her son’s residence located at above address. Victim was sitting inside her vehicle and observed the suspect vehicle drive past her several times northbound on North Farwell Avenue. At one point, suspect vehicle made a U-Turn, and pulled up behind the victim. Suspect #1 and Supect #2 exited the suspect vehicle and approached the victim. Suspect #1 approached the victim from the driver’s side and Suspect #2 approached the victim from the passenger’s side. Suspect #1 yelled to the victim, “get out of the car” while pointing the firearm in her direction. Victim screamed and exited the vehicle. Suspect #1 and Suspect #2 entered her vehicle. Suspect #1 and Suspect #2 fled in the victim’s vehicle northbound on North Farwell Avenue and suspect vehicle fled southbound on North Farwell Avenue.

This is the prototype for suspicious behavior prior to a carjacking. Be aware, stay vigilant. See something-say something.