Armed carjackings are on the rise in Philadelphia, and police are picking up on a pattern.
Officers say in many cases these carjackers are targeting two types of Toyota SUVs, they’re just not sure why.Philadelphia police believe Sunday night’s deadly carjacking in Rhawnhurst is the latest in a string of similar crimes in the city.
“It’s been taken in the same manner, the description of the offenders has been the same, it’s in the same area, so it’s obviously concerning,” Southwest Detectives Capt. Matthew Gillespie said.Gillespie says most of the Toyotas that have been targeted lately were located on the lower end of the 12th Police District, in the southwest part of the city.
“I really don’t, to be quite honest. I can’t get into the mind of somebody that would want to put a gun to somebody’s head and carjack them, but it’s dangerous and we want to get them off the street as soon as possible,” Gillespie said. “Everybody should be aware of their surroundings. Everybody should be conscious that when they pull into their driveway or their parking spot, maybe don’t sit in your car as long as you would. Don’t play on your phone. Just get out of your car and go right home. If you can, reach out to a family member, have them maybe out on the steps as an extra set of eyes. And those are the things that we really recommend to avoid this stuff,” Gillespie said.
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