Police Canine Apprehends Car-jacking Suspect; One Remains at Large

Corporal Joseph Krajewski and his canine partner, Eros, who helped track the car-jacking suspect. (Photo courtesy New Castle County Police)

A Wilmington Manor teenager was apprehended in connection to an attempted car-jacking last night in the Penn Acres community.

According to Corporal Trinidad Navarro, police spoke with the 70-year old victim who claimed he parked his car in the 300 block of S. Booth Drive and was walking to his front door when two male subjects accosted him, both were wielding handguns.

After refusing to give them his car keys, the victim began banging on his front door to warn the occupants of the problem outside. Then, both suspects ran away.

Corporal Joseph Krajewski and his canine partner, Eros, were called to the scene to help the investigation. They began tracking at the victim’s home and headed south, ultimately leading to a residence in Wilmington Manor where they found a male subject that fit the description of one of the alleged carjackers.

Once his identity was confirmed, Jermaine Goins, 15, was arrested and charged with attempted carjacking, aggravated menacing, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and conspiracy. He was then sent to the New Castle County Detention Center after failing to post $62,500 secured bail.

If you have any information regarding the second suspect, call the New Castle County Police at 395-8110.

You can leave a crime tip at www.nccpd.com or call Crime Stoppers at (800) TIP-3333.

Citizens can also text a crime tip to: CRIMES (274637), then type TIPS702, leave one space and then begin typing the information.