Minneapolis CM Jamal Osman carjacked amid spree; two teens arrested, VW recovered
Minneapolis City Council Member Jamal Osman was carjacked shortly before 8 p.m. at Lake St. & Portland Ave.; MPD says he was threatened with mace and his Volkswagen Atlas was stolen as part of a same-day spree that began with a 2 p.m. Subaru Outback theft and included an attempted carjacking and another vehicle theft earlier in the evening. Officers later spotted the stolen vehicles near Lake & Pillsbury, one car hit a hydrant during a pursuit, and two teens (15 and 16) were arrested after fleeing on foot and Osman's VW was recovered near Lyndale Place; police say one arrested teen has a prior history, and separately two adults were arrested in an unrelated early-morning carjacking near Penn Ave. N. and 26th Ave. N.
📌 Key Facts
- Minneapolis City Council Member Jamal Osman was carjacked shortly before 8 p.m. at Lake St. and Portland Ave.; MPD says he was threatened with mace and his Volkswagen Atlas was taken.
- Police say the Osman carjacking was part of a same-day spree: about 2 p.m. a Subaru Outback was stolen after a key fob was left in the vehicle; at 5:15 p.m. an attempted carjacking on Elwood Ave N left a mother punched while her child was in the car; and at 6:31 p.m. a Subaru Legacy was carjacked on the 1600 block of Hennepin Ave.
- After Osman's car was taken, officers spotted stolen vehicles near Lake St. and Pillsbury Ave.; a pursuit followed, one vehicle struck a fire hydrant, and two suspects (ages 15 and 16) fled on foot and were arrested.
- Osman's stolen Volkswagen Atlas was later recovered near Lyndale Place in north Minneapolis.
- MPD says one of the arrested teens has a prior history.
- Separately from this spree, MPD arrested two adults tied to an early-morning carjacking near Penn Ave N and 26th Ave N following a chase Tuesday.
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Minneapolis City Council Member Jamal Osman victimized in carjacking spree
New information:
- MPD says Osman was threatened with mace and his Volkswagen Atlas was stolen about 8 p.m. at Lake St. & Portland Ave.
- Police outlined a same-day spree: 2 p.m. theft of a Subaru Outback (key fob left in vehicle), 5:15 p.m. attempted carjacking on Elwood Ave N (mother punched while child in car), 6:31 p.m. carjacking of a Subaru Legacy on the 1600 block of Hennepin Ave., then Osman's carjacking shortly before 8 p.m.
- After Osman's carjacking, officers spotted the stolen vehicles near Lake St. & Pillsbury Ave.; a pursuit followed, one vehicle hit a hydrant, and two suspects (ages 15 and 16) were arrested after fleeing on foot.
- Osman’s stolen Volkswagen was later found near Lyndale Place in north Minneapolis; MPD says one arrested teen has a prior history.
- Separate from this spree, MPD arrested two adults tied to a carjacking near Penn Ave N & 26th Ave N after an early-morning chase Tuesday.