Watch New Mexico Police Put The Smack Down On Some Carjackers

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Sadly, carjackings have been on the rise in many parts of the country in recent years. It’s a heinous crime since criminals often take vehicles at gunpoint, traumatizing their victims and sometimes outright killing them. What’s even worse is when carjackers target someone with kids in the car, which was exactly what these two suspects in Los Lunas, New Mexico did. Thankfully, police were tracking their every move and dropped the hammer to prevent the worst from happening.

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Everything starts with police spotting a stolen vehicle which we believe is a Hyundai. That’s not a shock since those have been hot theft targets for some time. The two suspects were riding through the desert on dirt roads after ditching a cop who attempted a traffic stop, probably thinking they were in the clear, completely unaware of the helicopter tracking their every movement.

What they also didn’t know was an officer in an unmarked truck was waiting to spike their tires, which he did successfully. Once they realized the tires were deflated, the two suspects decided to pull in front of another vehicle, carjacking the mother with her child.