{"id":1145918,"date":"2021-12-23T10:04:41","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T15:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1145918"},"modified":"2021-12-23T10:04:43","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T15:04:43","slug":"5-arrested-after-lawmaker-was-carjacked-at-gunpoint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-arrested-after-lawmaker-was-carjacked-at-gunpoint\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Arrested After Lawmaker Was Carjacked At Gunpoint"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F5-arrested-after-lawmaker-was-carjacked-at-gunpoint%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1145918&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Five suspects were apprehended in Delaware Wednesday night after state police discovered them with the vehicle that was reportedly carjacked earlier that day from Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon.<\/p>\n<p>Scanlon reported her SUV being carjacked at gunpoint at FDR Park in South Philadelphia along the 1900 block of Pattison Avenue around 2:45 p.m., according to law enforcement. The congresswoman was unharmed in the incident.<\/p>\n<p>The suspects included four males and one female. It is unclear whether those driving the vehicle were the same people involved in the carjacking.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/news\/congresswoman-mary-gay-scanlon-carjacked-at-fdr-park-in-south-philly-spokesperson-says?taid=61c3e8721ff9440001263808&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=trueanthem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox 29<\/a> in Philadelphia reported Scanlon was walking to her SUV when she said two black males approached her and demanded her keys. After she handed over her keys, one man drove her vehicle followed by the second man in another SUV.<\/p>\n<p>Scanlon\u2019s office released a statement thanking police on Wednesday:<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday afternoon around 2:45 p.m., Congresswoman Scanlon was carjacked at gunpoint in FDR Park following a meeting at that location. The Congresswoman was physically unharmed. She thanks the Philadelphia Police Department for their swift response, and appreciates the efforts of both the Sergeant at Arms in D.C. and her local police department for coordinating with Philly PD to ensure her continued safety.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Statement from the Office of Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon on today\u2019s incident: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fomScnWUXo\">pic.twitter.com\/fomScnWUXo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (@RepMGS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMGS\/status\/1473777010010951681?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone deserves to feel safe in our city, and sadly, as we know, that hasn\u2019t always been the case this year. It\u2019s disheartening, and quite frankly infuriating, that criminals feel emboldened to commit such a reckless crime in the middle of the day in what should be a place of tranquility and peace\u2014one of Philadelphia\u2019s beautiful parks. I\u2019m thankful that she was not physically harmed during this incident, and my thoughts are with her during what I\u2019m sure is a traumatic time,\u201d Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said in a statement, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon\u2019s SUV was found in Delaware Wednesday night near the Christiana Mall. State Police say five people have been taken into custody. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aERmTw2NMN\">https:\/\/t.co\/aERmTw2NMN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FOX 29 (@FOX29philly) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOX29philly\/status\/1473853314056044547?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am relieved that Congresswoman Scanlon was not physically injured, and my thoughts are with her during this difficult time,\u201d Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/state-watch\/587067-five-arrested-in-connection-with-house-democrats-carjacking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. \u201cThe PPD will continue to provide any support needed in this case and will work diligently alongside our federal partners to assist in bringing those responsible to justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scanlon was one of 125 co-sponsors&nbsp;of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/house-bill\/1368#:~:text=Introduced%20in%20House%20(02%2F25%2F2021)&amp;text=This%20bill%20creates%20a%20grant,people%20with%20behavioral%20health%20needs.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mental Health Justice Act<\/a>, a bill created \u201cTo authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States and political subdivisions of States to hire, employ, train, and dispatch mental health professionals to respond in lieu of law enforcement officers in emergencies involving one or more persons with a mental illness or an intellectual or developmental disability, and for other purposes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In June 2020, the congresswoman wrote on her <a href=\"https:\/\/scanlon.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=171\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a> that, \u201cI am working on as we fight to dismantle systems of hate, hold law enforcement officers accountable, and push for the adoption \u2014 and use \u2014 of unbiased policing practices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Scanlon\u2019s incident, Illinois State Senator Kimberly Lightford and her husband Eric McKennie were carjacked on Tuesday at gunpoint in the Chicago suburb of Broadview. Lightford is the second-highest-ranking Democrat in the state\u2019s Senate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolice said three men driving a Durango took a black Mercedez Benz SUV that belonged to Lightford, police said. The state senate majority leader was dropping her hairstylist off at her home when the incident occurred,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/il-state-senator-kimberly-lightford-carjacked-broadview-carjacking\/11372070\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABC News 7 Chicago<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Illinois State Sen. Kimberly Lightford And Husband Carjacked In Broadview <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xAUrDsgOfX\">https:\/\/t.co\/xAUrDsgOfX<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0dm5U17LG7\">pic.twitter.com\/0dm5U17LG7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CBS Chicago (@cbschicago) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cbschicago\/status\/1473873551430193157?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five suspects were apprehended in Delaware Wednesday night after state police discovered them with the vehicle that was reportedly carjacked earlier that day from Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon. Scanlon reported her SUV being carjacked at gunpoint at FDR Park in South Philadelphia along the 1900 block of Pattison Avenue around 2:45 p.m., according &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":325,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1145918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1145918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/325"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1145918"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1145918\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1145918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1145918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1145918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}