DC Police: 19 carjacking arrests since start of 2021

D.C. Police are reporting a surge in carjackings throughout the city, with the majority of arrests so far involving children. On Friday, two 13-year-olds committed two armed carjackings in northwest D.C., the first of which happened in the 300 block of K Street NW around 7 p.m., according to police. Officers arrested the pair Saturday and charged them with two counts of armed carjacking. Jennifer Ruiz was working at the restaurant RASA nearby when it happened. “That’ll explain why there were a lot of police officers just flying down the street, just like three or four passing by real quick," Ruiz said. "I didn't know it was a carjacking." Monday, she hung a sign back up by the carryout station, warning delivery drivers not to keep their cars running. She said at the end of 2020, she witnessed two boys try to steal someone else's car right outside of the restaurant. “There were two young boys just jumped in on the car," Ruiz said. "I guess they didn't know how to drive because they just crashed a car like two cars ahead.” » Subscribe to WUSA9: https://bit.ly/2lO8e2F FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA – Twitter:   / wusa9   Facebook:   / wusa9   Instagram:   / wusa9   NEWS TIPS – Email: [email protected]