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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2025
Detroit police were accused of wrongfully arresting an eight-months pregnant Detroit woman in connection to a carjacking in February 2023.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025
The carjacking investigation isn’t his first run-in with federal agents.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
While there were still more homicides and carjackings last year than in 2019, the city had steep declines in violent crime.
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
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Listen to this article A man was arrested Thursday and charged in connection with a carjacking in November in Norwalk where a masked individual stole a vehicle and drove off with someone still in the backseat.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2025
Detroit police were accused of wrongfully arresting an eight-months pregnant Detroit woman in connection to a carjacking in February 2023.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025
The carjacking investigation isn’t his first run-in with federal agents.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
While there were still more homicides and carjackings last year than in 2019, the city had steep declines in violent crime.
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Carjacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carjacking. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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