Teen busted in back-to-back DC car thefts including brazen daylight carjacking

WASHINGTON, DC – A 17-year-old was taken into custody this week in connection with two vehicle thefts that unfolded just days apart on the same street in Northwest, including a bold daylight carjacking involving a victim being forcibly dragged from their car.

The first incident happened around 12:15 p.m. on Monday, August 11, in the 400 block of K Street NW. A delivery driver left their vehicle running while dropping off packages. In that brief moment, a suspect jumped behind the wheel and drove off with the vehicle.

Three days later, on Thursday, August 14, just after 2:20 p.m., on the same block, another vehicle was targeted. As the victim exited their car, the suspect approached, physically removed the dri

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