Breitbart by AWR Hawkins 15 Jan 2022
Philadelphia witnessed at least 90 carjackings during the first two weeks of 2022 following a sharp increase in 2021.
On January 13, 2022, NBC Philadelphia reported 90 carjackings had occurred in the city. FOX News noted that these early 2022 carjackings follow a 2021 that saw a 34 percent increase in carjackings compared to 2020.
The prevalence of carjackings has gotten so bad that Philadelphia police commissioner Danielle M. Outlaw tweeted special safety tips to help drivers avoid carjacking and/or cope with carjackers should they be targeted:
Drivers with guns have thwarted a number of Philadelphia carjackings.
Breitbart News reported that an attempted carjacking ended in a shootout between the driver and the alleged carjacker on Thursday.
The Philadelphia Inquirer noted the incident began when a 16-year-old carjacker allegedly tried to take a 60-year-old man’s “white Pontiac at gunpoint … around 7:45 p.m. at Sharpnack and Cherokee Streets.” The teenager was shot twice and hospitalized in critical condition.
On Tuesday, an armed driver shot an alleged carjacker in the Fairmont area of Philadelphia.
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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/01/15/least-90-carjackings-philadelphia-first-two-weeks-2022/
