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Baltimore teens accused of assaulting and carjacking 79-year-old man using walker
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Baltimore teens accused of assaulting and carjacking 79-year-old man using walker

BALTIMORE — A 79-year-old man was assaulted and carjacked by a pair of teenagers in northwest Baltimore.

It happened on November 14 around 4:45 pm in the 3300 block of Clarks Lane.

Police say a 79-year-old man reported he was attacked by a group of teenagers who stole his car keys and drove off.

Shomrim of Baltimore, a neighborhood public safety group, said the victim was using a walker when the suspects pushed him to the ground.

Fortunately, the victim only suffered shoulder pain and was able to be treated at the scene by paramedics.

A short time later, a police helicopter located the victim’s stolen Chevy Traverse.

The car eventually crashed near the intersection of North Avenue and Eutaw Street.

Eight teenagers got out of the vehicle and tried to run away, but were detained by the police.

Only two were arrested and charged, both aged 15. The other six were released to a parent or guardian pending juvenile referrals.

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This follows a similar incident nearby just days earlier in which an 83-year-old woman was allegedly thrown from her car by teenagers in the 6700 block of Park Heights Avenue.

The suspect in that case was charged.