Three teenagers are facing charges in connection with an armed carjacking outside of a restaurant in Gloucester County late last month.
Armed Carjacking Outside PJ Whelihan’s
The Washington Township Police Department says the incident happened around 11:15 PM on Friday, June 20th, outside of PJ Whelihan’s on Hurffville-Cross Keys Road.
According to authorities, three people were returning to their vehicle, a 2021 gray BMW M5, when they were approached by two masked suspects in the bar’s parking lot — one allegedly brandished a short-barreled AR-15-style rifle while the other had a black handgun.
The suspects threatened the victims and demanded the keys to the vehicle. After taking the key fob, they fled northbound on Hurffville-Cross Keys Road.
A female accomplice, who was driving a blue Honda Civic, which was later determined to be stolen out of Pennsylvania, helped the two escape, but while fleeing, she crashed about a 1/2-mile away near the Wawa on Altair Drive. Witnesses told police she fled the crash scene in the stolen BMW.
Three Arrested and Charged
Following an extensive investigation, three people were charged and arrested:…