19-year-old Sean Franklin Mills of Capitol Heights and 19-year-old Gregory Parker of Northeast, Washington, DC
UPDATE 12/22/2022: The Prince George’s County Police Department has made arrests in two armed carjackings that occurred earlier this week. Among the arrested are two juveniles and two 19-year-old adult males.
On December 20, 2022, at approximately 8:30 pm, two suspects carjacked a food delivery driver at gunpoint in the 8100 block of Allendale Drive in Landover.
On December 21, 2022, at approximately 8:50 pm, detectives with the PGPD’s Washington Area Vehicle Enforcement (WAVE) team located that carjacked car in the 7700 block of Allendale Drive and conducted a stop.
The occupants ran from the car but a 17-year-old male and a 16-year-old males were quickly arrested after a short foot pursuit thanks to the assistance of the PGPD’s Guardian One helicopter.
A loaded gun and 76 grams of marijuana were recovered.
The two teenagers are being charged as adults with firearms offenses and possession of stolen vehicle. The 16-year-old was arrested in April of 2022 for the carjacking of a food delivery driver. In that case, he was charged as a juvenile with armed carjacking.
In a separate case, on December 19, 2022, at approximately 8:30 pm, a victim was carjacked at gunpoint in the 6500 block of Annapolis Road in Landover Hills.
On December 21, 2022, at approximately 9:15 pm, detectives assigned to the Carjacking Interdiction Unit and WAVE located the car used by the suspects in the carjacking on Monday. The detectives stopped the suspect’s car in the 8200 block of Annapolis Road.
The two occupants were arrested. The suspects are 19-year-old Sean Franklin Mills of Capitol Heights and 19-year-old Gregory Parker of Northeast, Washington, DC.
Two loaded firearms were recovered. The car the suspects used in Monday’s carjacking was stolen in an armed carjacking on December 4, 2022, in the 6100 block of Old Central Avenue in Capitol Heights. The suspects are charged with carjacking in connection with Monday’s case. Additional charges are pending.
If anyone has information relevant to these cases, they are asked to please call detectives at 301-516-3788.
Callers wishing to remain anonymous may call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477), or go online at www.pgcrimesolvers.com, or use the “P3 Tips” mobile app (search “P3 Tips” in the Apple Store or Google Play to download the app onto your mobile device.)
12/21/2022: The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Carjacking Interdiction Unit is investigating three carjacking’s that occurred Monday evening in the county.
At approximately 6:20 pm, a carjacking was reported in the 3300 block of Dodge Park Road in Landover
At approximately 8:30 pm a carjacking occurred in the 6500 block of Annapolis Road in Landover Hills.
At approximately 10:25 pm, a carjacking took place in the 2100 block of Brooks Drive in District Heights., and Homicide Unit detectives are looking into whether a man was shot and killed during a carjacking in the 10000 block of Campus Way South in Largo at approximately 11:00 pm. The motive for that case is under investigation.
At this time, there is no indication the cases are connected. Carjackings are a concern for our agency and agencies across the region. Our Carjacking Interdiction Unit and the Washington Area Vehicle Enforcement Team (WAVE) is working around the clock to identify those who would commit this violent crime and has made more arrests this year than in 2021.
As of December 14, 2022, there have been 89 adult arrests and 104 juvenile arrests. That compares to 69 adult arrests and 79 juvenile arrests at the same time in 2021.
The murder victim was 54-year-old Lee Alexander Thomas.
Officers responded to a shooting at a gas station in the 10000 block of Campus Way South at about 11 p.m. and found Thomas suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.
Investigation determined two males approached Thomas and his BMW while he was at the gas pumps and shot Thomas then stole the white BMW
Thomas was taken to an area hospital where he later succumbed from his injuries. Police say they hope footage retrieved from security cameras nearby will lead them to the suspects.
A reward of $25,000 is being offered for any information leading to an arrest in the Lee Alexander Thomas case. Anyone with information can contact 301-516-2512.
If anyone has information relevant to these investigations, please call Crime Solvers at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477). Callers can remain anonymous. You may also go online to www.pgcrimesolvers.com, or use the “P3 Tips” mobile app (search “P3 Tips” in the Apple Store or Google Play to download the app onto your mobile device.)
19-year-old Sean Franklin Mills of Capitol Heights and 19-year-old Gregory Parker of Northeast, Washington, DC
