Two carjackings in Lower Bucks County are reportedly connected to an officer-involved shooting in Philadelphia.
A carjacking shortly after midnight Thursday at the Village of Pennbrook Apartments in Falls Township was then followed by a carjacking along Melvin Avenue in Morrisville Borough, police said.
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The victim in the Falls carjacking told investigators one of the two suspects had a chrome-plated handgun and stole his wallet and keys, Lt. Hank Ward said.
Around 4 a.m., a third vehicle was taken during a robbery of a security guard outside a bank on Bustleton Avenue in Philadelphia, Philly.com reported.
The three robberies were linked, police told media outlets.
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A city police officer spotted the security guard’s stolen car in the area of Horrocks and Strahle streets in the city around 4:45 a.m. and chased the car, Fox29 reported.
The Philly.com article states a man got out of the stolen vehicle and pointed a gun at the officer, who fired one round toward the man.
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Police were able to take the driver of the security guard’s vehicle and the man who was found near the SUV stolen from Falls into custody, the website reported.
A Courier Times article noted the vehicle taken from Morrisville was not recovered.
No serious injuries were reported.
