DETROIT (WWJ) -- Detroit Police are asking for the community's help identifying a suspect in a pair of New Years Day carjackings.
According to police, both incidents occurred between 4:30 a.m. and 5 a.m. on Sunday, January 1.
The first carjacking took place in the 18000 block of Dequindre when a man approached a 24-year-old woman and demanded her black 2021 Jeep Cherokee. He then fled the scene in the stolen vehicle.
Only twenty minutes later, the same individual is believed to have come up on a 36-year-old man in the 19300 block of Ryan and stolen his black 2013 Dodge Charger.
Carjacking suspect shown in surveillance footage from an area convenience storeDetroit Police Department
Footage from a nearby convenience store shows the alleged carjacker wearing a gray hooded jacket and a black ski mask with "DETROIT" printed on it in white lettering.
This suspect is considered armed and dangerous. During both carjackings, he was accompanied by two other men.
Police have since recovered both stolen vehicles.
Anyone who recognized the suspect -- or who has information regarding the carjackings -- can contact DPD's Commercial Auto Theft Unit at 313-596-2555 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak Up.
