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Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Two minors were taken into custody in West Palm Beach late Monday night after an armed carjacking of a rideshare driver, police said.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025
The firearms offenses each carry a maximum of 20 years in prison, while the maximum sentence for armed carjacking is 30 years.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2025
When Kansas City officers exchanged gunfire with a person possibly involving an armed carjacking on Feb. 12 near Ninth Street and Van Brunt Boulevard, police alerted the media withing 1 1/2 hours.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2025
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Just 22 minutes after the armed carjacking, Hardy arrived at the Florida Avenue Garage in downtown Washington.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Two minors were taken into custody in West Palm Beach late Monday night after an armed carjacking of a rideshare driver, police said.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2025
The firearms offenses each carry a maximum of 20 years in prison, while the maximum sentence for armed carjacking is 30 years.
—Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2025
When Kansas City officers exchanged gunfire with a person possibly involving an armed carjacking on Feb. 12 near Ninth Street and Van Brunt Boulevard, police alerted the media withing 1 1/2 hours.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carjacking
abduction
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Authorities investigated the case for six years and later determined that Sherri had fabricated the abduction and had been hiding out at her ex-boyfriend James Reyes' apartment in Costa Mesa, Calif.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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The name for this comes from the 2006 Adam Walsh Child Safety Act, enacted to prevent child abductions.—
Duncan Madden,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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“Carjacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carjacking. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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