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A class B felony (US) defined as the intentional or knowing taking of a motor vehicle from the possession of another by use of (1) a deadly weapon; or (2) force or intimidation

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15 carjacking and killing of Dustin Friedland outside The Mall at Short Hills.

4 arrested on murder charges in NJ carjacking

Alison Birkett of the AA said carjacking was the criminals' response to the improved alarm and security systems fitted to new cars.

RAC warns of expected surge in carjacking; CRIME: Motorists told to be wary but not to resist

Carjacking may have no other motive than thrill-seeking, which escalates purely by getting away with the crime.

Carjacking: a sign of the times

Garcia was 17 during the February 2002 carjackings in Lancaster but was tried as an adult.

GANG MEMBER'S CARJACKING CONVICTION TO STAND

In each of the two carjackings, Garcia acted with an accomplice.

CARJACKER GETS 53 YEARS

To minimize the chances of being the victim of a carjacking, the Institute suggests the following:

FIGHT CARJACKING AND CAR THEFT WITH THESE TIPS, SAYS THE INSURANCE INFORMATION INSTITUTE

Mr King said, "We need to crack down on carjacking before it becomes the main component of car crime.

Clampdown call on carjacking thugs; CRIME: Harsher sentences urged

Experiences within my own family--a carjacking attempt on my wife and myself, an attempted abduction of my wife from a well-lit parking lot, and the attempted robbery of my daughter and son-in-law--were all stopped when the multiple assailants (in each case, two) were confronted with armed resistance, without a shot being fired.

LETTERS to the editor

Bobby Hume, 56, was killed in a carjacking as he drove in Johannesburg, South Africa.

RANGER KILLED IN CARJACKING; Gunmen blast tragic winger at the wheel

However, analysis indicates that the majority of carjackings occur in parking lots, residential streets or driveways, service stations, and intersections.

Auto theft: countering violent trends

Further, of the total carjackings nationally, less than three percent end in violence.

Piracy: vehicle theft takes a deadly turn

Among the spate of carjackings in the city since April 21, a mum, her young son and his pal were held up by a man who jumped into her vehicle claiming he was armed with a Taser.