CARJACKING

It’s been a rough couple of nights for Detroit’s Lyft drivers as thieves have carjacked two drivers on overnight runs, and the Detroit Police Department is on high alert.

A man was arrested for carjacking a woman at gunpoint because a former high school classmate recognized him through his mask at a Detroit dollar store before he committed the crime, authorities said.

The crime scene is located on Detroit’s west side in an alley by Joy Road and Livernois.

Detroit police are searching for a man and a woman in connection with a carjacking on the city’s west side, police said.

A 50-year-old was attacked and robbed by three men outside a Coney Island restaurant in Detroit, police said.

A Detroit man who carjacked a woman in front of her children at their home and also failed to carjack a CPL holder at a gas station has been sentenced to 19 years in prison after police found him hiding in a bush.

Joanna Withrow is fighting to recover from three gunshot wounds after she was carjacked last week in Warren.

Three people have been arrested in connected with a carjacking and shooting in Warren early Friday morning that left a woman in critical condition.

Police are investigating after a woman reported a carjacking in Warren, and then admitted the report was false.

A Michigan State Police helicopter followed a carjacking suspect through streets and on foot to help Detroit police take him into custody.

A Detroit man has been sentenced for a crime spree that included kicking in the door of his mother’s home, stealing a car from a retired police officer, firing shots on multiple instances and breaking into a house.

Redford Township police released body camera video that shows officers chasing and arresting a suspect in an attempted carjacking case.

A Detroit man has been charged after police shot him for driving at them in a stolen car, authorities said.

A 21-year-old man has been sentenced for a crime spree that ended with a shooting and left a Monroe corporal in a coma for 17 days.

That is the end of a two-block chase between Detroit police and two men in a stolen Jeep Grand Cherokee seen in the video player above. About 20 minutes before 6:45 p.m., police say those two men were meeting someone else they’d contacted on Facebook Marketplace to buy some Air Jordan sneakers.

Here are tonight's top stories.

Detroit police are searching for two men who carjacked a woman at gunpoint when she walked out of a gas station.

Police are searching for suspects wanted in connection with an attempted carjacking Saturday morning in the parking lot of Royal Express Coney Island in the 1800 block of 11 Mile Road.

Dearborn police said criminals are attaching a small Apple tracker to people’s vehicles in order to monitor them for stalking, carjacking or theft.

DETROIT -- Police are investigating a carjacking that resulted in more than 100 packages being stolen from a driver delivering for Amazon. The Detroit Police Department says the driver was delivering packages in the area of Renfrew and Pembroke around 6 p.m. on Dec. 30. While in the vehicle, the driver was approached by the suspect who demanded the driver hand over the keys. The driver complied and the suspect then drove away with the truck and the approximately 110 packages that were inside. The thief or thieves left just one of the packages in the truck and made off with the rest.

An Amazon delivery driver was carjacked in Detroit while there were about 110 packages inside the vehicle, police said.

Two teens are accused of stealing a vehicle from two women at gunpoint in Livonia, then leading police on a chase.

Police are actively investigating the incidents, which happed around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 13 on the 200 block of Riverview Drive in Ann Arbor Township.

Five people have been arrested in connection to at least seven carjackings across Metro Detroit.

A Detroit man is facing 25 charges in connection with seven different carjacking and stolen vehicle incidents over a six-week span, officials said.

Authorities have convicted a 21-year-old man who went on a crime spree that ended with a shooting and left a Monroe corporal in a coma for 17 days, officials said.

Police believe a shooting and carjacking by masked men Monday in Southfield might be related to a violent Dearborn attack in which a resident was held at gunpoint while armed robbers assaulted his fiance, officials said.

A Warren man has been charged after police said he threw a woman to the ground to steal her keys at a gas station and then crashed her car several times during a pursuit.

A Warren man was arrested after throwing a woman to the ground to steal her keys at a gas station and then crashing her car several times during a police chase, officials said.

A man is in police custody Saturday morning after reportedly robbing an acquaintance at gunpoint and forcing him to drive around in Monroe County before stealing the vehicle altogether.

A carjacking in Macomb County led to a police chase on Van Dyke Avenue in the middle of rush hour traffic on Monday (Nov. 1).

Police around Metro Detroit were on the lookout Wednesday night for a Penske truck carjacked at Wayne State University. However, police were able to track the truck because of what was in the back.

Two men who were wearing GPS tethers that recorded their exact locations carjacked three people at gunpoint in separate locations around Detroit, officials said.

Three Detroit men have been sentenced to prison after carrying out a scheme to attack and carjack a Lyft driver at gunpoint, officials said.

Michigan State Police asked media to broadcast a “Be On The Lookout” of a Honda Pilot SUV with an Alabama vanity plate reading “SOLEN.” A Local 4 viewer saw the report and was driving home when she spotted vehicle.

A barricaded situation in Holly Township came to an end early Wednesday morning.

Police said the suspects attempted to flee with the vehicle, but were unable to due to the Acura’s manual transmission and fled on foot.

Anyone who recognizes the suspect or has information is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department at 313-596-2555, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak-Up.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department at 313-596-2555, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak-Up.

Police are searching for a woman wanted in connection to a carjacking on Detroit’s east side.

Police are searching for a man wanted in connection to a carjacking in Beverly Hills.

An 18-year-old woman was carjacked overnight by an armed man on Detroit’s west side, police said.

An 18-year-old woman was carjacked overnight by an armed man on Detroit’s west side, police said.

Three men have pleaded guilty for their involvement in the 2019 carjacking of a Lyft driver in Detroit, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office Eastern District of Michigan.

A 2-month-old child taken by an armed man during a carjacking that happened Saturday night in the 9300 block of East Jefferson in Detroit has been found safe, police say.

Anyone who recognizes the suspects or has any information is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department at 313-596-2555 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak-Up.

DETROIT – Police are looking for public assistance in identifying four people wanted in connection with a March 3 assault and carjacking on Detroit’s west side. As the victim followed her two men exit the Honda, assault the man and take his car keys. Police said the woman entered the Honda and one of the suspects enters for Ford and both vehicles fled the scene. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department at 313-596-2555, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak-Up. More: Detroit crime news

DETROIT – Brenda Stinson was looking out her window when she saw a little boy running as if his life depended on it. Stinson, who lives near Clay Street and Interstate 75, had never seen the little boy before and thought he was lost. Original Report: Detroit police recover 7-year-old who was in vehicle during carjackingThis all starred at the Mobil gas station near I-75 and Warren Avenue. That’s when Stinson saw the child. After police came to get him, the family went to the Detroit Police Department’s Seventh Precinct.

DETROIT – Police have recovered a 7-year-old child who was in a vehicle during a carjacking in Detroit. The carjacking happened Wednesday evening near I-75 and Warren Avenue, police said. A resident saw the child running down the street and called 911. “He was just terrified. Watch the video above for the full report.

PONTIAC, Mich. – An armed man got inside a driver’s SUV at a stop sign in Pontiac, forced him to drive to another location to open a can of beer and then stole his vehicle, according to police. Oakland County deputies said a 48-year-old Pontiac man stoped at a sign sign at East Rundell Street and North Glenwood Avenue at 8:51 p.m. Monday (Feb. 22). When they arrived, the driver parked the Expedition and the armed man grabbed a can of beer, officials said. The armed man fled the scene in the vehicle, according to police. Officials said the armed man was in his 30s and about 5 feet, 8 inches tall with a thin build and dreadlock-style hair with blonde tips.

Later that day, Morton Grove police responded to an armed carjacking outside a gas station at Dempster Street and Central Avenue around 8:30 p.m. Two teenagers were later arrested in connection with the carjacking after they were pursued by Illinois State Police, Morton Grove Police said.

(CBS DETROIT) – The Detroit Police Department is investigating a weekend carjacking and pedestrian accident that left a man in critical condition. The carjacking happened Saturday at 1:30 a.m. where a 20-year-old man allegedly drove the three suspects to the area of Fairmount and Schoenherr and was carjacked. Police were able to detain the same three male juvenile suspects, ages 16, 15 and 14 and recover the vehicle. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department’s Commercial Auto Theft Unit at 313-596-2555, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department’s Commercial Auto Theft Unit at 313-596-2555, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.