Crime & Safety
Man, 19, Jailed in Attempted FedEx Truck Carjacking
A delivery driver was parked in front of a home, unloading packages, when he allegedly got into the truck and demanded the keys, police say.
COACHELLA, CA- A 19-year-old man was behind bars Wednesday for allegedly trying to carjack a FedEx delivery truck.
Albert Luna was being held in lieu of $60,000 bail at the Riverside County jail in Indio, where he was booked on suspicion of carjacking.
The attempted carjacking was reported about 3:45 p.m. Saturday in the 85000 block of Araby Avenue, sheriff’s Sgt. John Clark said.
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A delivery driver was parked in front of a home, unloading packages, when Luna allegedly got into the truck and demanded the keys, the sergeant said.
The driver gave the suspect the keys and ran to a nearby home to call authorities, Clark said. The suspect, meanwhile, allegedly started the truck, but didn’t know how to drive it so he ran away, the sergeant said.
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Luna was identified and arrested during a follow-up investigation on Sunday, Clark said.
– By City News Service.
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