Police apprehend two juveniles in North Braddock after carjacking
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - An armed carjacking put two teenagers behind bars and pulled two guns off the street.
The incident began in Penn Hills. The police chief said a woman was leaving church earlier this evening when two teens, armed with guns, stole her car.
From there, police claimed those teens went on a joy ride, reaching speeds over 100 mph through multiple boroughs, before finally coming back to North Braddock and crashing their vehicle into John Hempel's front yard between Jones and Bell Avenues.
Two sandstone blocks are now feet from where they originally were after the stolen vehicle plowed threw Hempel's fence.
"All I saw was cop cars flying, a lot of them," said Hempel.
Sunday's incident is now just the latest in a rash of recent carjackings in the city and nearby neighborhoods. This also isn't a first for Hempel.
"I fixed it once and they plowed into it on both sides of the gate," Hempel said.
He said his yard has been a crash pad six times before.
North Braddock police said they are familiar with the suspects involved in this armed carjacking.
At this time, it remains unclear if the guns were stolen. Meanwhile, the stolen car is totaled but no one was seriously hurt.
"Our officers stood up and, with the assistance of multiple departments, we ended up taking everybody into custody," said Chief Isaac Daniele of the North Braddock Police Department.
As for the two juveniles, they remain in custody.
North Braddock's police chief said they will likely face multiple charges.