ATTLEBORO, MASS. (WHDH) - Attleboro police detectives are reviewing surveillance video after a terrifying carjacking Saturday night at the Shell gas station off of Interstate 95.
Police say a woman in her 70s was sitting in the back seat of a running SUV after her family members went inside when an unidentified man jumped into the Mazda and took off.
The driver pulled over in a nearby neighborhood, dragged the woman out of the car, and sped away.
She was treated and released from a local hospital and the car was found in Providence, Rhode Island.
Police are using this as a teachable moment for the community.
“Make sure you turn the car off, make sure you lock the car. The days of leaving your cars unlocked is over,” one officer told 7NEWS.
The incident remains under investigation.
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