Crime & Safety

Attempted Carjacking in Parking Lot in 22312: Police

A woman was sitting in her car Thursday in an area parking lot when two men approached and tried to carjack her vehicle, police said.

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA -- Fairfax County Police report an attempted carjacking Thursday in the 5500 block of Malone Ridge Street (see map below).

The incident took place Thursday at about 5:33 p.m. The victim was sitting in her vehicle in a parking lot, police said. Two men approached her car. One man opened the driver door and attempted to pull her from her car. The victim resisted and after a brief struggle, both suspects fled.

Officers located and arrested them. Mohammed Bin-Abdullah, 25, of Alexandria, was charged with attempted carjacking and obstruction of justice. Mohammad Ali Alyousif, 19, of Alexandria, was charged with drunk in public.

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PHOTO: Mohammed Bin-Abdullah, 25, of Alexandria, was charged with attempted carjacking and obstruction of justice

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