San Jose: Group of teens arrested after boxing in, carjacking driver, police say

SAN JOSE Eight teens including seven minors have been arrested after allegedly boxing in a motorist and carjacking them near Communications Hill earlier this year police disclosed The attack was announced just after a m the morning of Jan when police officers responded to a carjacking call near Sandpebble and Vistapark drives according to San Jose police An scrutiny determined that a man was approached by several male persons who utilized their vehicles to trap the victim Related Articles San Jose woman held at gunpoint by cops sues Home Depot over stolen rental truck Four arrested in sextortion scheme that drove San Jose teen to take his life CHP Pregnant San Jose woman dies after I- crash Theranos felon Elizabeth Holmes loses again in court options for early freedom narrow Car valued at stolen from Saratoga residence The group assaulted the man and stole his car keys then fled with his carriage police explained The stolen truck was recovered a scant hours later near Stoneyhaven and Valleyhaven methods which is about two-and-a-half miles east off Monterey Road San Jose robbery detectives investigated the attack and later identified eight individuals an -year-old man and seven boys between and years old police revealed One of the teens was already in juvenile custody for an unrelated arrest when he was booked in connection with the carjacking March and another teen was arrested March Police revealed the -year-old and four other underage persons were arrested in San Jose on May and that the remaining teen was arrested in Livermore All of the teen subjects were booked on suspicion of carjacking assault and robbery Anyone with information about the Jan carjacking or similar incidents can contact - - or email Detective Hernandez at sanjoseca gov Tips can also be left with Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers at - - or siliconvalleycrimestoppers org