Crime & Safety
Stick Shift Thwarts Bala Cynwyd Carjacking: Police
The man was armed with a handgun and was unable to steal the victim's car because it was manual transmission, police said.
BALA CYNWYD, PA – An armed carjacker was arrested after he attempted to steal a car Tuesday afternoon in Bala Cynwyd. The attempt failed because the suspect was unable to drive the car, as it featured a manual transmission, Lower Merion Township officials said.
Police said that at about 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 15, a man armed with a handgun attempted to carjack a 2001 Honda Civic on the 100 block of Edgehill Road in Bala Cynwyd.
The suspect, a 23-year-old male believed to be from Philadelphia, was unable to drive the car away from the scene because the transmission was manual, police said.
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When he couldn't drive the car away, the suspect fled the area on foot, police said.
A short while later, officers apprehended the suspect in the area of Bala and Union avenues, according to police.
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A police K9 unit located the firearm nearby, police said.
Police said the suspect, whose identity was not released, has yet to be charged as he is a suspect in a car jacking that occurred Aug. 7 on the 100 block of City Avenue and other theft cases.
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