Crime & Safety

Police Search for Suspect After Armed Carjacking

The suspect reportedly fled in a black truck toward Boston Street.

An armed carjacking was reported on Goodhue Street just before 3 p.m. Tuesday. The location was later confirmed to be Grove Street.

The victim was maced, according to scanner reports.

Scanner reports indicate the suspect took a black truck with the words ‪"Dunlap Construction"‬ printed on it.

Area police are on the lookout for the truck, which headed toward Boston Street, according to reports.

3:01 p.m. — Police located the vehicle, which was unoccupied, on Federal Street. The Criminal Investigation Unit was notified.

3:05 p.m. — Police reported the carjacking occured on Grove Street.

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3:06 p.m. — Reports indicate the suspect may have fled in another vehicle after leaving the black truck on Federal Street. A secondary be-on-the-lookout was issued for a vehicle with "four large truck tires in the back."

3:17 p.m. — The confirmed the State Police K-9 unit was being called in and the truck was being towed to the station for latent prints.

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