Newport Police have released new details about the wild carjacking spree that shook Aquidneck Island Monday morning.
According to police, the chaos began shortly after 8:02 a.m., when officers responded to reports of an armed carjacking at Shaw’s Supermarket in Middletown. The suspect fled the scene in a stolen white Jeep SUV.
Moments later, the Jeep crashed with disabling damage near the rotary at Admiral Kalbfus Road in Newport. Witnesses told officers the suspect brandished a handgun and pointed it at several motorists before running toward The Admiralty at 195 Admiral Kalbfus Road.
There, police say, the suspect confronted a driver and passenger at gunpoint, forcing them out before stealing their gray Toyota Highlander.
A BOLO alert was immediately broadcast across Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The suspect was spotted speeding north through island communities before police finally apprehended him in Somerset, Massachusetts, around 9:10 a.m.
Newport Police said the case remains under investigation and multiple agencies are involved. “We will release further details as they become available,” the department said in a statement.
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(this story has been updated with new info from the Newport police)
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