Mount Pleasant Police are searching for a suspect in an attempted carjacking that happened early Thursday morning at Speedway, 6209 Washington Ave.
A man called the police at 3:27 a.m. after a man with a pistol approached him outside the gas station as he was putting groceries into his car. The suspect told the man he would shoot him and demanded that he get into the car with him and drive. The man refused and the suspect fled the area on foot traveling south through a nearby yard.
The suspect is described as a younger black male, about five-foot 10-inches tall and had a thin build. He was last seen wearing a black hoodie and blue jeans. Mount Pleasant Police used a K9 dog to search for the suspect, but he was not found.
No one was injured, but law enforcement officials are looking for information.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call the Mt. Pleasant Police Department at 884-0454 option #4.
Citizens can also leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers at (262) 636-9330, via e-mail through the website www.racine.crimestoppersweb.com, or by sending a text message to CRIMES (274637) and typing in TIP417 with your text message.
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