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Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Even the area where a former DOGE staffer was assaulted while intervening in an unarmed carjacking - an example of violent crime in the city highlighted by the White House - was quiet with little law enforcement presence.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Law enforcement initially received a call of a carjacking at gunpoint in Lancaster, NBC4 reported.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Two 15-year-olds have been charged with unarmed carjacking.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 7 Aug. 2025
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Noun
He was then booked into Vista jail, where he was being held in on suspicion of carjacking and other charges in lieu of $175,000 bail, according to jail records.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Even the area where a former DOGE staffer was assaulted while intervening in an unarmed carjacking - an example of violent crime in the city highlighted by the White House - was quiet with little law enforcement presence.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
Law enforcement initially received a call of a carjacking at gunpoint in Lancaster, NBC4 reported.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
Two 15-year-olds have been charged with unarmed carjacking.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 7 Aug. 2025
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In fact, because hijacking passenger planes was common in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) amended their safety regulations in 1972 and started requiring large passenger aircraft exits to be designed so that they can’t be opened during flight.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Aug. 2025
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Scammers can intercept security codes and log in to your account by hijacking your phone number or infecting your device.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Perceived risks for all travelers including terrorism, kidnapping, and disease actually occur less frequently than road injuries.—
Tanya Mohn,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Eventually, the San Bernardino Sheriff's Eventually, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department publicly alleged that a kidnapping had not occurred, and that Emmanuel was believed dead.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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In the last episode of the show, Livingston is revealed to be the brains behind the abduction of Alex Anderson and his fellow doctors.—
Nicole Briese,
People.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Created by Matt Charman, who previously brought to life Netflix's 2022 thriller Treason, Hostage stars Suranne Jones (Gentleman Jack) as Abigail Dalton, the British Prime Minister who's swept up in a high-stakes conspiracy following the abduction of her husband, Alex (Ashley Thomas).—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Lamkin was being detained by Target's loss prevention at the 4850 East Southport Road location for shoplifting before being released.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
25 Aug. 2025
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Wheeler highlighted the shoplifting issue in a letter sent to members of the Massachusetts delegation in response to an inquiry about potential price gouging at Stop & Shop’s urban store locations.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Carjacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carjacking. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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