2 teens arrested following robbery, carjacking in Homewood
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two teens were arrested in connection with a carjacking in Homewood.
This comes after about 20 carjackings in the area over the past few weeks. According to police, they are trying to see if the carjackings are related.
Police say 18-year-old Wayne Griffin and another teen who has not been identified attacked a pizza delivery driver early Tuesday morning on Frankstown Road and stole his car.
The criminal complaint said a woman ordered pizza to her home just after midnight, and when she went to pay for the pizza, Griffin and the teen attacked the driver and took off with his car.
Police say the two were arrested around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday after officers pulled over the stolen car with the two in it. Griffin faces several charges, including robbery of a motor vehicle and simple assault. He is currently in the Allegheny County Jail. The juvenile was taken to the Zone 3 Police Station.
Last week, Wilkinsburg police said they believe six juveniles who are targeting delivery drivers are behind several incidents in their area and Pittsburgh. Detectives said in previous interviews that they lure drivers by placing an order with a false number.
"They can make the number up through another app. So there's no way to track that number," Wilkinsburg Police Detective Michael Adams told KDKA-TV earlier this month.
Pittsburgh police said on Oct. 6 that one juvenile had been arrested in connection with one of the incidents.