Officers arrested a carjacking suspect when he crashed into a Baltimore County Police patrol car minutes after stealing the vehicle Thursday afternoon.
Police were initially dispatched to the 9200 block of Oswald Way in Rosedale at 4:12 p.m. when the suspect ordered the victim out of his Chevrolet Equinox, then drove it away toward Philadelphia Road. The victim had just sat down in the driver seat when the suspect got into the vehicle through the rear passenger door and ordered the victim out. The victim was not injured in this incident.
Minutes later, at approximately 4:18 p.m., the suspect lost control of the Equinox as he turned onto Martin Boulevard from Transverse Avenue in Middle River. He struck the rear right area of an Essex Precinct marked patrol car stopped at the intersection, pushing the patrol unit into a Nissan Frontier.
The suspect was taken into custody at the scene and transported to an area hospital for treatment of minor injuries. The officer was also transported to an area hospital with minor injuries. No one in the Nissan was injured.
The identity of the suspect, a 37-year-old man, is withheld pending formal charges.
