Teen accused of carjacking woman arrested after chase by Sacramento County law enforcement

A 17-year-old carjacking suspect who’s accused of stealing a vehicle from a woman and fleeing Sacramento police officers Wednesday night in South Natomas was apprehended by a K-9 in Carmichael, authorities said.

Officers went to the 3300 block of Arena Boulevard for a report of a gray Subaru Outback stolen just after 8 p.m. The victim said the suspect brandished a knife, said Officer Anthony Gamble, a spokesman for the Sacramento Police Department.

Police, along with the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, pursued the suspect through Sacramento and parts of Arden Arcade before they caught up to the teenage boy, who hiding near Fair Oaks Boulevard and Bryan Way in Carmichael, police said.

A Sacramento police K-9 was used to help arrest the boy, Gamble said. The teen was found with a screwdriver, he added.

The teen was arrested on suspicion of carjacking-related charges, Gamble said, without specifying which charges.

This story was originally published November 16, 2023 at 10:16 AM.