Tow Operator Carjacked at Gunpoint in Detroit
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A tow operator in Detroit, Mich., was carjacked Friday, August 23, after he was called to a location by an individual requesting a tow.
The 43-year-old operator responded to the 17200 block of Freeland Street at approximately 2:15 a.m. where two suspects carjacked him at gunpoint and fled in the tow truck.
The suspects them rammed the truck into a check cashing business and entered the store, police said. It was not yet known if anything was taken from the business.
Police described the pair as a black male, approximately 35 years of age, 250 lbs. wearing dark shorts and armed with a revolver and a black male approximately 20 to 25 years of age, 190 lbs. wearing black clothing.
Detroit police ask anyone with information to contact them.