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A sign warning of carjacking activities along a stretch of road in Gauteng, South Africa. Carjacking is a robbery in which a motor vehicle is taken over. [1] [2] In contrast to car theft, carjacking is usually in the presence and knowledge of the victim. [2]
Jan 5, 2012 · Carjacked: Directed by John Bonito. With Maria Bello, Stephen Dorff, Connor Hill, Robert Peters. A single mom and her child are carjacked by a bank robber.
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- Crime, Thriller
- John Bonito
- 2012-01-05
Almost as long as there have been cars, there have been carjackings — thefts of occupied automobiles committed through force, or threat of force. During Prohibition, shipments of alcohol were regularly intercepted by armed robbers, and other inventory-carrying commercial vehicles then became targets.
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