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Carjacking ends in crash on Durham's Dearborn Drive

A car stolen from the 2500 block of North Roxboro Street in Durham Thursday afternoon was found a short time later, about two miles away.
Posted 2021-12-16T21:39:00+00:00 - Updated 2021-12-16T21:39:00+00:00
Durham police told WRAL News that a black BMW was carjacked just before 3 p.m. from Roxboro Street.

A car stolen from the 2500 block of North Roxboro Street in Durham Thursday afternoon was found a short time later, about two miles away.

Durham police told WRAL News that a black BMW was carjacked just before 3 p.m. from Roxboro Street. Minutes later, dispatchers called for police to respond to a crash on Dearborn Drive. Police then confirmed that the two incidents were one.

It appeared that the car had been driven onto a footpath and into a street sign, where it came to rest.

Police had not made an arrest in the carjacking, and no injuries were reported.

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