A TEENAGER has been arrested after a spate of terrifying carjackings in Coventry over the weekend.
Police are investigating the incidents which happened within hours in different city locations on Sunday (January 13).
A West Midlands Police spokesperson said: “An 18-year-old from Coventry has been arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery, he currently remains in police custody.”
The police consider the incidents to be connected and are continuing to appeal for information.
In one case a gang of machete-wielding car-jackers ambushed a family – including two children – outside their home.
A West Midlands Police spokesperson said: “Officers were alerted to the first robbery at 4.15pm when a man and his wife were ambushed on their driveway in Abbey Road, Whitley, and threatened with knives before thieves made off in the couple’s white Volvo V40.
“Just 30 minutes later, a man was robbed of his red Ford Focus in Chetton Avenue, Radford − again by men carrying weapons − and at 7pm offenders made a failed attempt to smash their way into an Audi A3 in Anglian Way, Stoke.
“The fourth incident saw a family threatened as they returned home in Dawlish Drive, Stivichall, at around 7.20pm.
“They demanded keys and drove off in the Seat Leon after the victim had pulled her children to safety.”
Anyone with information should call West Midlands Police on 101, Live Chat at WMP Online between 8am to midnight or to call the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111. Callers won’t be asked their names and calls can’t be traced.
