ROCKVILLE, MD – The Rockville Police Department has arrested and charged three juveniles for a carjacking they committed on Thursday after leaving a state facility without permission.
According to police, all three had been committed to the Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents (RICA) and left the facility without authorization.
On Thursday, at approximately 1:30 p.m., 6th District officers responded to the 14800 block of Physicians Lane for a carjacking that just occurred.
“The adult male victim was sitting in his parked silver Honda CRV when one of the suspects approached and implied that he had a weapon,” the Montgomery County Police Department reported. “During this time, patrol officers received notification of three runaways from RICA, which is located one mile from the carjacking scene.”
Then, at around 8 pm, officers located the vehicle parked on Southview Drive, in Oxon Hill, MD and observed the suspects near the Honda CRV.
Officers stopped the suspects and determined that they were the three juveniles that had gone missing from RICA. They were all arrested and charged with carjacking.
All three were returned to the custody of the Montgomery County Department of Juvenile Services.