
Police search for suspect accused of carjacking and hit-and-run at Mass. gas station
Police are searching for a suspect they say stole a man's car and hit him with it at a Reading gas station Saturday evening.
Reading police received a 911 call reporting that a car had been stolen from a customer while they pumped gas at the Shell gas station at 110 Main St. shortly after 6:30 p.m., police said in a press release.
The preliminary investigation indicates that the victim — a 49-year-old Reading man — was pumping gas into his black 2022 Range Rover Sport when the suspect pulled up in a blue Chevrolet Malibu and parked next to another pump, police said. The Malibu had previously been reported stolen in Maine.
The suspect abandoned the Malibu, hopped into the Range Rover's driver's seat and fled the scene, police said. The suspect hit and partially ran over the victim while driving away.
The victim held onto the Range Rover's mirror as the suspect fled the scene and was dragged for approximately 20 feet, police said. He was taken to Lahey Hospital & Medical Center with injuries, but it is unclear how serious they are.
The Range Rover has Massachusetts plates 4JGX91, police said. Investigators think the suspect fled Massachusetts and may be in Connecticut or New York.
The suspect is described as a white man in his 30s with medium-length brown hair and some facial hair, police said. He was last seen wearing a maroon T-shirt.
Anyone who witnessed the incident or may have information to share with investigators is asked to call the Reading Police Department at 781-944-1212.
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