Arrests Made In Gunpoint Carjacking Of Delivery Driver In Solon

SOLON, OH — It took a six week investigation, but Solon Police have identified four suspects in the gunpoint carjacking of an Amazon delivery van on Jan. 21, 2018. The suspects allegedly got away with the van and the packages inside. Nobody was hurt.

Two men and two teenagers were identified as suspects in the crime and are now in police custody. All four people have been charged with aggravated robbery.

The four suspects are: Quauntae Lucas, 19, Cleveland; Charles Burns, 18, Cleveland; a 16-year-old from Richmond Heights; and a 17-year-old from Cleveland. Juveniles cannot be named in police reports.

This is what police said happened on Jan. 21. The carjacking took place at about 3:15 p.m. on Longview Drive. A 36-year-old Garfield Heights man was driving a Dodge Ram Promaster cargo van and delivering packages for Amazon. He was in the process of dropping off a package at a home, leaving his van running in the driveway, when he saw two cars pull up on the street and then a man got out and started running at him.

The suspect wore a black hood, mask and had a black semi-automatic handgun. The delivery van driver ran away, booking it north on Longview, away from the suspect, and then hid behind a home. The man's van, and all of its contents, were stolen.

"This is not typical for us, but we are prepared to deal with it," the Solon Police Department said in a Facebook post on after the incident became public knowledge.

Solon Police worked with several agencies over the course of its six-week investigation. Cleveland Police, the U.S. Marshal's, Mansfield Police and others were all asked to pitch into the effort.

Police said the investigation is still open, so additional details are currently scarce. However, Solon Police did take to Facebook to thank the public for their support.

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