Jan 20, 2025
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two 15-year-olds and a 16-year-old were arrested Sunday after a series of violent crimes, with charges including attempted murder, aggravated robbery and carjacking. They were found after two separate chases and a search by police in Cooper-Young, where police say they abandoned a stolen vehicle and fled. Police say the first incident happened Dec. 18 at Ming's Chinese Cuisine on Semmes Street, where two males pointed a handgun at a man, robbed him and took his Toyota 4Runner. Police search for carjacking suspects in Midtown Suspects were seen getting out of this Toyota Avalon abandoned in Cooper-Young. The same night, two people were robbed, and shots were fired at victims, at a coin laundry on Getwell. The next morning, another man was robbed of cash at a gas station on Getwell. In both cases, the suspects got away in the 4Runner. Police say the same suspects were responsible for a carjacking at a gas station on Lamar on Jan. 18 this year. The suspects fled in the victims' Toyota Avalon. They were also connected to a carjacking on Southlawn Avenue on Jan. 19, police say. At 1 p.m. on Jan. 19, a white Ford Mustang was stolen from Guatemala Supermarket on Getwell. Road. The armed suspects got out of a Toyota Avalon. They got away in the Mustang, with the Avalon trailing them. The Avalon was spotted Sunday by officers in Cooper-Young. They chased it to East Parkway and Sam Cooper where the vehicle wrecked, but they then lost sight of it. A few minutes later, three armed males were seen getting out of a damaged Avalon at Cooper Street and Elzey and running. The crime spree came to an end around 4:15 p.m. when officers saw a white Ford Mustang on Summer Avenue that had been stolen in a carjacking hours earlier. Officers chased the Mustang when it refused to stop, but it crashed into a guard rail at White Station and Macon. The three suspects were found in the backyard of a house on McCrory in the Berclair area, and taken into custody. Police say one suspect had a stolen gun in a backpack. A 15-year-old male was charged with four counts of Aggravated Robbery (4X), Carjacking (4X), Attempted First Degree Murder, Employment of a Firearm During the Commission of a Dangerous Felony (4X), Attempted Aggravated Robbery (2X), Reckless Endangerment (3X), and Evading Arrest on Foot. A 16-year-old male was charged with Aggravated Robbery (4X), Carjacking (4X), Attempted First Degree Murder, Employment of a Firearm During the Commission of a Dangerous Felony (4X), Attempted Aggravated Robbery (2X), Reckless Endangerment (3X), Evading Arrest on Foot, Evading Arrest in a Vehicle, Reckless Driving, No Driver’s License, Financial Responsibility, Driver’s to Exercise Due Care, and Theft of Property less than $2,500 to wit Handgun. A 15-year-old male was charged with Carjacking, Attempted Aggravated Robbery, Employment of a Firearm During the Commission of a Dangerous Felony, and Evading Arrest on Foot.
Respond, make new discussions, see other discussions and customize your news...

To add this website to your home screen:

1. Tap tutorialsPoint

2. Select 'Add to Home screen' or 'Install app'.

3. Follow the on-scrren instructions.

Feedback
FAQ
Privacy Policy
Terms of Service