Crime & Safety

Juvenile Arrested On Attempted Carjacking Charge In Seven Corners Area

A juvenile was arrested last Wednesday for attempted carjacking in a parking lot near the Target store in the Seven Corners area.

FALLS CHURCH, VA — A juvenile was arrested last Wednesday for attempted carjacking in a parking lot near the Target store on Arlington Blvd. in the Falls Church area of Fairfax County, police said.

The incident, in the Seven Corners area, left the victim with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.

Shortly after 5 p.m. on April 27, two males approached the victim in the parking lot in the 6100 block of Arlington Boulevard. As the victim got out of his car, the two males assaulted him.

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Fairfax County Police officers found a 17-year-old juvenile suspect nearby. The juvenile was arrested on the charge of attempted carjacking.

Anyone with information about the attempted carjacking is asked to contact the Fairfax County Police's crash reconstruction unit at 703-280-0543. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Solvers by phone at 1-866-411-TIPS (866-411-8477), by text by typing "FCCS" plus tip to 847411, and by web.

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