Saturday, October 28, 2023

(Washington, DC) - Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department's Carjacking Task Force announce a woman has been arrested for an armed carjacking that occurred during the morning commute.

On Monday, September 18, 2023, at approximately 7:10 a.m., the victim was driving in the 5500 block of Connecticut Avenue, Northwest, when the suspect’s vehicle rear-ended him. When the victim stopped to exchange his information with the suspect, multiple suspects got out of the suspect vehicle and approached him. One suspect pointed a firearm at the victim, demanded his vehicle, and took the victim’s property from his pocket. The suspects and the suspect vehicle then fled the scene.

On Wednesday, October 25, 2023, 32-year-old Rajaee Dinkins Mitchell, of Northwest, DC, was arrested and charged with Carjacking.

This case remains under investigation. Anyone who has knowledge of this incident should take no action but call police at (202) 727-9099 or text your tip to the Department's TEXT TIP LINE at 50411. The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $10,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for a violent crime committed in the District of Columbia.