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carjacker



NOUN
kidnapper
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The MPD is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest of the at-large carjacker or conviction of these suspects.

From Washington Times • Jul. 20, 2023

Holland’s heroic act wasn’t his first – in October he tracked and held down an alleged carjacker until police arrived at the scene in Texas.

From Fox News • Mar. 16, 2022

Whether the 15-year-old accused carjacker has a personal history that might warrant a move to transfer her to the adult system is not publicly known.

From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2021

In 2019, he won a National Magazine Award in Essays and Criticism for his article in The Times Magazine about his journey from teenage carjacker to aspiring lawyer.

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2021

A would-be carjacker in Albuquerque, N.M., got more than he bargained for — as in battered, bruised and held for the cops — after he tried to commandeer a car carrying four high-school football players.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2017




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