Arlington County police are looking for three suspects from a carjacking in Crystal City.
The incident happened Thursday night around 6 p.m. at the rental car lot on the 2600 block of Richmond Highway (Route 1).
ACPD says the suspects stole a Chevy Suburban from the lot, with one flashing a gun when confronted at the gate by an employee.
More, below, an ACPD crime report.
CARJACKING,2024-08010158, 2600 block of Richmond Highway. At approximately 6:03 p.m. on August 1, police were dispatched to the report of an armed robbery. Upon arrival, it was determined that three male suspects entered the parking lot of the business during which Suspect One entered a parked, unoccupied running vehicle. An employee attempted to close the gate to the parking lot when Suspect Two approached, pushed the gate back open, lifted his shirt to display what appeared to be the handle of a firearm and made threatening statements before entering the vehicle with Suspect Three. The suspects then fled the scene in the stolen vehicle which is described as a White Chevrolet Suburban with Florida license plate 99DVZV. No injuries were reported. Responding officers conducted a canvass of the area yielding negative results.
A similar carjacking was reported in May when a rental car garage attendant tried to stop one of six vehicles that thieves drove off the lot in Pentagon City in one night.
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