CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Police have charged two 17-year-old boys with carjacking and armed robbery after stealing a car and other property in Ashford Place Community.
According to police, on January 15 around 8:45 p.m. officers responded to reports of a carjacking during the course of an armed robbery in the 700 block of Pineville Point Avenue.
Officers arrived to the location and the victim told police the two teens approached the car, and one armed with a pistol demanded the victim's property. The suspects took the property and also stole the victim's Honda Pilot, police said.
Shortly after 11:00 p.m., a license plate reader located the vehicle. Police said the suspects ran from the car. After a foot chase, one suspect was arrested. A second suspect was located with assistance from CMPD’s Canine Unit, Aviation Unit, and patrol unit.
Both suspects were 17-year-old boys and were charged as juveniles due to the “Raise the Age” legislation placed into effect in late 2019.
One juvenile was charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon, conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and possession of marijuana. The second juvenile was charged with conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon and resist/delay/obstruct a law enforcement officer.
