Police: Children found safe with family member following carjacking

Thursday, July 19, 2018
KENSINGTON (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police are investigating an armed carjacking in the Kensington section of the city Wednesday.

It happened around 8:30 p.m. in the area of Kensington and Allegheny avenues.
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Police swarmed the area and employed the department's TAC Air helicopter. A short time later, the white Lincoln Navigator was found unoccupied along the 2000 block of North Darien Street.

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Initially, police said it was thought that two children were inside of the SUV when it was stolen. Investigators said that after checking, the 10-year-old boy and a 7-year-old girl were found to be safe with another family member.

Police said the first suspect is a black male with a beard who was wearing a white shirt at the time of the incident. The second suspect is described as a black male who was wearing a black hat and a black shirt at the time of the incident.



Anyone with information is asked to contact police.
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