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NYPD Officer Recovering After Being Shot in Carjacking Attempt

Police say shortly after 10 p.m., an off-duty rookie officer who was on his way to work stopped at a traffic light in his personal car. Two suspects walked up to the officer and tapped on the driver’s side window with a gun. That’s when the officer got out of the car and one of the suspects started firing at the officer, striking him in the shoulder.

February 2, 2022

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Chiefs, Mayors, and Prosecutors in Twin Cities Area Meet to Address Violent Crime

"We are here because our businesses and our residents tell us they are frightened and they want to know what we're going to do about it," said Maplewood Mayor Marylee Abrams.

January 12, 2022

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Off-Duty Cleveland Officer Killed in Carjacking

Officer Shane Bartek was reportedly approached by the female suspect in the parking lot of his apartment building. The suspect was armed with a gun, Bartek fought her, and the officer was shot twice and killed.

January 3, 2022

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Minneapolis Police Warn Rideshare Drivers About Carjackings, Robberies

Police say since mid-August, more than 40 Uber and Lyft drives have been robbed or carjacked with 12 in just the last seven days.

October 25, 2021

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Police Imposters Carjack Victims in California

Officers learned the victims had been carjacked at gunpoint by two men wearing shirts with the word “POLICE” written on the front, Burbank police said.

May 4, 2021

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TX Officer Shot at Traffic Stop, Suspects at Large

Burleson Police Chief Billy Cordell said during a press conference the officer approached the vehicle on the passenger side when one of the three occupants in the vehicle fired shots and struck the officer.

April 14, 2021

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Off-Duty Chicago Officer Ambushed in Vehicle, Police Ask for Public Help

The officer was stopped at a traffic light while off-duty in his personal vehicle at about 12:21 p.m. when the suspects pulled up behind and alongside the vehicle and fired shots inside, wounding the officer in the lower torso, Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown said.

March 16, 2021

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Pursuit of Carjacked Vehicle Ends with MN K-9 Wounded, Suspect Dead

Blaine, MN, police say officers first responded to a report of a shoplifting at a Kohl’s just before 1 p.m. Officers soon located the suspects in a stolen car. They drove off, then reportedly carjacked the driver of a pick-up truck at gunpoint and fled north on Highway 65.

February 25, 2021

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TX K-9 Handler and Dog Stop Carjacking

Sarver said he and suspect Christian Lee Guzman had an intense struggle, as Guzman tried to steal a car outside of San Marcos Premium Outlets. At the time, Sarver had no idea there were two girls, a 10 and 15-year-old, inside the car. Then they started screaming.

February 2, 2021

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NC Officer Killed in Gunfight Outside Fast Food Restaurant, Suspect Dead

Concord officials identified the fatally shot officer as Jason Shuping, 25, who had been with the department since 2019. The wounded officer was identified as Kaleb Robinson, 23. He suffered minor injuries, officials said.

December 17, 2020

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Off-Duty Chicago Police Officer Carjacked at Gunpoint

An officer with the Chicago Police Department was off duty in her personally owned vehicle when she was approached by an assailant armed with a gun, who demanded that she exit the car.

October 22, 2020

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PA Officers Fatally Shoot Carjacking Suspect Who Killed Female Driver

Officers with the Philadelphia Police Department shot and killed a man who had allegedly murdered a woman and stolen her automobile early Thursday morning.

October 8, 2020