Three teens arrested for armed carjacking in Spanaway
Oct 4, 2022, 12:13 PM | Updated: Oct 19, 2022, 4:32 pm
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Three teens were arrested for armed carjacking in Spanaway around 7:30 p.m. Friday evening.
Pierce County deputies were called to the 8700 block of 196th Street Court E when a 50-year-old woman reported she was held at gunpoint and had her car keys stolen.
According to the police blotter, the woman told police that she was coming home after picking up take-out food when she saw a car following her. When she pulled into her driveway, two suspects approached, held her at gunpoint, and demanded she hand over her keys. She did not immediately cooperate but handed her keys over after one of the suspects struck her with his firearm.
The suspects got into the victim’s SUV and drove away, as did the vehicle they arrived in.
Police found both vehicles at a nearby gas station and when they tried to confront the alleged carjacker, they fled the scene, with the officers in pursuit behind them.
Deputies had to split up to follow both cars; the driver of the victim’s stolen SUV attempted to pass traffic on the right near the intersection of 94th Avenue E and 128th Street E and hit another car. The suspect’s original car arrived at the 7400 block of 176th Street E, where the suspect attempted to flee on foot. They did not put the car in park though, as it rolled backward and hit a patrol cruiser. The suspect was later located by a K-9 team.
One 16-year-old female and two 16-year-old males were identified as the suspects, and are currently being held at Remann Hall Youth Detention Facility.
They are being charged with robbery in the first degree, assault in the first degree, felony eluding, and resisting arrest.
“The mother of one of the suspects told deputies that her son had recently been arrested for a similar incident and was on house arrest,” according to the police blotter.
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— City of Ferndale (@CityOfFerndale) October 4, 2022
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