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SUV owner says terror suspects spared him because he 'wasn't American'

A man who says he was abducted by the Boston Marathon bombing suspects during a carjacking told police the suspects said they would not kill him because he “wasn’t American.” The man, who has asked that his identity not be revealed, told NBC News that he managed to escape Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s clutches, describing them as “brutal and cautious.”

 

Cops: NY man cut ankle bracelet before brutal slay of mom, rape of 10-year-old girl

Probation officials are investigating how a man charged with possessing child pornography managed to cut off his electronic monitoring bracelet before carjacking a woman at a mall, fatally stabbing her and raping her 10-year-old-daughter, authorities said.

 

Chinese mourn murder of carjacked baby

Changchun - LA Times

Thousands of Chinese mourned at a candlelight vigil Tuesday night in the northeastern city of Changchun for a two-month-old boy who was strangled to death by a carjacker. Xu Haobo was sleeping in the backseat of his parent's SUV early Monday morning when his father stopped for a few minutes to turn on the heat in a store the family owned, authorities said. "He left his kid in the car with the heat on, and he didn't take the keys," a bystander at the scene in Changchun later told TV reporters. "He was inside for a bit, and when he looked outside, there was nobody there."

 

Missing Detroit Girl's Dad Pleads for Her Return

A man who told police his 2-year-old daughter was kidnapped during a carjacking last week said Tuesday that he believes she's alive and just wants her returned safely.

 

Mother, baby jump from vehicle amid carjacking

Mother, baby jump from vehicle amid carjacking

Police say a mother holding a 20-month-old baby jumped out of a car while it was being driven by a carjacker on the Capital Beltway in Maryland.

Senh: You just have to be extra careful at night. This occurred at a gas station at 10pm. This mother was brave - jumped out of the car with her baby while the car was still going.

 

Rumors About Similar Crimes In Area Of Ronni Chasen Murder Untrue

Rumors About Similar Crimes In Area Of Ronni Chasen Murder Untrue

In the weeks since Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen was slain in Beverly Hills, there have been rumors circulating of a series of carjackings and other violent crimes in the area.But according to interviews and crime records, there is no evidence these crimes have actually occurred.

 

Man arrested while registering stolen car

Man arrested while registering stolen car

A Richmond man was arrested at a Department of Motor Vehicles office when he tried to register a Buick that had been stolen in a carjacking, authorities said today.

 

Fla. Man Accused of Punching Baby During Carjacking

Fla. Man Accused of Punching Baby During Carjacking

A Florida man is facing criminal charges after allegedly trying to carjack a woman outside a Miami store and then punching a baby to 'keep her from crying.'

 

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