THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, July 21, 1994 TAG: 9407210777
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A 33-year-old Chesapeake man who stopped to use a public telephone Tuesday evening was held at gunpoint briefly by a youth who then stole the man's car.
The carjacking took place in the 3700 block of Victory Blvd. at about 10 p.m., police said.
William Johnathan, a private investigator, said he had just tried to use a pay phone when he was approached by a youth who appeared to be 17 or 18. Johnathan said the youth pulled a 9 mm handgun and stepped between him and the driver's side front door of the car.
``I told him to just take the car,'' Johnathan said.
After the youth drove away in Johnathan's 1989, four-door Mazda, Johnathan ran into a service station and called police, he said.
The carjacking was the latest in a series of crimes that have plagued that stretch of Victory Boulevard. A used-car dealer was victimized by vandals who broke windshields and windows in more than 20 cars less than two weeks ago. And a transmission repair shop has had several break-ins this summer.
KEYWORDS: CARJACKING AUTO THEFT
by CNB