Crime & Safety

Pair Sought In Carjacking: Vallejo Police

Police said the victim, a Vallejo resident, left the keys to her vehicle on the hood of the car as she was putting air in a tire.

The suspects pictured are accused in a carjacking Monday of a 1995 Mazda Protege with California license plate number 3LWH173. Anyone with information on the car or the suspects' whereabouts may call Detective Long at 707-648-4514.
The suspects pictured are accused in a carjacking Monday of a 1995 Mazda Protege with California license plate number 3LWH173. Anyone with information on the car or the suspects' whereabouts may call Detective Long at 707-648-4514. (Vallejo Police Department)

VALLEJO, CA— Police in Vallejo are investigating a carjacking that occurred Monday.

Officers with the Vallejo Police Department responded Monday at 11:30 a.m. to a report of a carjacking in the 2000 block of Sonoma Boulevard.

Police said the victim, a Vallejo resident, left the keys to her vehicle on the hood of the car as she was putting air in a tire.

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A woman took the keys off the hood and gave the keys to a man. The two suspects then proceeded to get into the vehicle.

The victim spoke to the suspects and tried to retrieve her personal belongings, but the female suspect threatened the victim.

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The suspects then fled in the vehicle with the man driving.

The stolen vehicle was identified as a 1995 Mazda Protege with California license plate number 3LWH173.

The female suspect is described as Hispanic, in her early 20s and with reddish hair.

The male suspect is described as African American, in his late 20s to early 30s and about 5 feet 7 inches tall. He was wearing a red sweatshirt and a mask covering part of his face.

Anyone with information may contact Detective Long at 707-648-4514.


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