Two teen carjacking suspects were arrested Wednesday night after Violent Crimes detectives located them in a stolen GMC Terrain on Channing Drive.
An MNPD helicopter followed the SUV which had been taken at gunpoint from a parking lot at 714 Due West Avenue. The pilot informed officers on the ground that the two suspects, both males ages 15 and 16, had returned to Channing Drive, exited the vehicle, and entered a Kia which was later stopped on Due West Avenue and Dickerson Pike. Detectives, assisted by several other units including canine, apprehended all five occupants. The two teen suspects were positively identified as the carjackers. The other three occupants were interviewed and released.
The suspects are charged in Juvenile Court with carjacking.