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Recent Examples of carjacking
Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2025
He was charged with a count of carjacking, five counts of assault with a weapon on a peace officer, a count of leading police on a chase and a count of resisting arrest — all felonies.
—City News Service, Orange County Register, 24 Jan. 2025
Investigators believed the same man had committed another carjacking, robbery and rape a few days earlier.
—Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
Moore was arrested on a charge of first-degree murder and a parole violation for felony carjacking.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2024
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Hours before the carjacking, Torres-Garcia and Ocasio Justiniano were seen on video surveillance at a Seminole County gas station buying lighter fluid.
—Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2025
He was charged with a count of carjacking, five counts of assault with a weapon on a peace officer, a count of leading police on a chase and a count of resisting arrest — all felonies.
—City News Service, Orange County Register, 24 Jan. 2025
Investigators believed the same man had committed another carjacking, robbery and rape a few days earlier.
—Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
Moore was arrested on a charge of first-degree murder and a parole violation for felony carjacking.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Carjacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carjacking. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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