{"id":2053648,"date":"2023-10-03T11:45:12","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T15:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-congressman-carjacked-in-d-c-while-parking-his-vehicle\/"},"modified":"2023-10-03T11:47:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T15:47:08","slug":"democratic-congressman-carjacked-in-d-c-while-parking-his-vehicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-congressman-carjacked-in-d-c-while-parking-his-vehicle\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrat Congressman Carjacked in D.C. While Parking."},"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\">14<\/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%2Fdemocratic-congressman-carjacked-in-d-c-while-parking-his-vehicle%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=2053648&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--><h2>Democratic Congressman Carjacked in D.C. While Parking His Vehicle<\/h2>\n<p>Democratic Rep.\u2063 Henry Cuellar of Texas experienced a \u200cterrifying \u2062ordeal on \u200dMonday\u200b when he was carjacked\u200d at \u200bgunpoint in a\u2063 neighborhood known for its\u200d high crime rates. The\u2062 incident\u200b occurred at 9:32 \u2062p.m. in the Navy\u2062 Yard neighborhood of Washington, according to U.S. Capitol Police.<\/p>\n<p>Cuellar&#8217;s office released a statement saying, &#8220;As \u200dCongressman Cuellar was parking his car this\u2064 evening, \u200d3 armed \u2064assailants approached the \u2063Congressman \u2062and stole his vehicle. Luckily, he\u200c was not harmed and\u200c is working with local law enforcement. \u200dThank\u200c you to Metro PD and Capitol\u200d Police for their swift \u200caction and for\u2062 recovering the Congressman&#8217;s vehicle.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c carjacking \u200btook place near a residence occupied\u2063 by multiple members of Congress, adding to the concern over the safety of lawmakers in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Carjackings in D.C. \u2063have\u2063 seen a\u200d staggering 115 percent increase this year, \u200dwith 753 incidents reported \u200cso far, according to \u200bthe Metropolitan Police Department.<\/p>\n<h3>Residents Express Concerns About Crime<\/h3>\n<p>Residents \u200dof the Navy\u2062 Yard\u2063 area have \u2063long expressed\u200d their concerns\u200c about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/portland-doctor-who-was-brutally-attacked-holds-city-accountable\/\" title=\"Portland doctor attacked, seeks justice\">rising crime \u2062rates<\/a>. \u2063One resident described the\u200c situation\u200d as &#8220;insane&#8221; and &#8220;complete chaos, lawlessness.&#8221; Fear \u200cof retribution has\u2063 prevented \u200dresidents from \u200cproviding\u2063 their names when discussing the \u2062issue.<\/p>\n<p>According \u200cto police\u2062 data, \u2063guns were used \u200cin 75 percent of carjacking incidents, and\u2062 only 113 arrests have been made. Shockingly, 65\u200d percent of the carjackings were committed by\u2063 juveniles.<\/p>\n<p>Cuellar&#8217;s car was eventually found about two miles away from \u2062where it \u2063was taken.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Glad to hear Congressman Henry Cuellar\u2064 is safe. I hope he learns \u200dfrom this carjacking\u2064 experience and uses\u200b it to \u2064push his party\u200c to reject \u2064Soros\u200b prosecutors, reject the no bail lunacy, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democratic-congressman-carjacked-in-d-c-while-parking-his-vehicle\/\" title=\"Democrat Congressman Carjacked in D.C. While Parking.\">reject defund police stupidity<\/a> and \u2064embrace law\u200d and order. \u200cAmerica needs a SERIOUS \u2063crime\u2063 crackdown!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Robby Starbuck\u2064 (@robbystarbuck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/robbystarbuck\/status\/1709044809061601543?\">October \u20643, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>These alarming\u200d crime rates are not limited to carjackings. \u2063Violent crimes in \u2064D.C. have increased by\u200b 39 percent, with \u2062robberies up 68 percent and homicides up 38 percent. Motor vehicle theft has seen a staggering 106 percent increase.<\/p>\n<p>This incident marks\u2062 the second assault on a member of Congress this year, highlighting the need\u200c for increased security measures. In February, Democratic Rep. Angie Craig \u200dof Minnesota was attacked at her apartment building, and in March, a staffer of\u200d Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky was stabbed on a D.C. street.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">\n<p><em><b>A\u2062 Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I walked into \u2062the\u2062 office one morning and noticed \u200dsomething strange. Half of The Western Journal\u2019s readership was \u200cmissing.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It had finally happened. Facebook had flipped THE switch.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maybe it was because \u200cwe wrote \u2063about ivermectin. Or election\u2064 integrity. Or the Jan. 6 detainees. 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While Parking\u200b His Vehicle<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why is there a need for\u200b increased security\u200b measures for members of Congress following this carjacking incident<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Democratic Congressman Carjacked in D.C. While \u2063Parking \u200bHis Vehicle<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Rep.\u2063 Henry Cuellar \u2064of Texas experienced a \u200cterrifying \u200d\u2062ordeal \u2062on \u200dMonday\u200b when he was carjacked\u200d at \u200bgunpoint in a\u2063 neighborhood known for its\u200d high crime rates.\u2062 The\u2062 incident\u200b occurred at 9:32 \u2062p.m. \u200din the Navy\u2062 Yard\u2063 neighborhood of Washington, according to U.S. Capitol\u2062 Police.<\/p>\n<p>Cuellar&#8217;s office\u2063 released a \u2063statement saying, &#8220;As \u200dCongressman Cuellar was parking his car this\u2064 evening, \u200d3 armed \u2064assailants \u200bapproached the\u2063 \u2063Congressman \u2062and stole\u200b his vehicle. Luckily, he\u200c\u200d was not harmed \u2062and\u200c is\u200d working with local law enforcement. \u200dThank\u200c\u2063 you to \u2062Metro PD and \u200dCapitol\u200d\u2063 Police for their swift \u200caction and for\u2062 recovering the Congressman&#8217;s vehicle.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c carjacking \u200btook place near \u2063a residence\u200d occupied\u2063 by multiple members of Congress, adding to the concern over \u200bthe safety of lawmakers in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Carjackings in D.C. \u2063have\u2063 seen a\u200d staggering 115\u2064 percent increase this year, \u200dwith 753 incidents \u200creported \u200cso far, according to \u200c\u200bthe \u2062Metropolitan Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>Residents \u200dof the Navy\u2062 Yard\u2063 area have \u2063long expressed\u200d their concerns\u200c about the rising crime\u200b \u2062rates.\u200c \u2063One \u2063resident described the\u200c\u2064 situation\u200d as &#8220;insane&#8221; and &#8220;complete chaos, \u2063lawlessness.&#8221; Fear \u200cof retribution has\u2063 prevented \u200dresidents from \u200cproviding\u2063 their names\u200d when discussing \u200bthe \u2062issue.<\/p>\n<p>According \u200cto \u2064police\u2062 \u200bdata, \u2063guns were used \u200cin \u206275 percent of carjacking \u2064incidents, and\u2062 only 113 arrests have been made. Shockingly, 65\u200d percent of the carjackings were \u2063committed by\u2063 \u2062juveniles.<\/p>\n<p>Cuellar&#8217;s \u200dcar was eventually found about two miles away from \u2062where \u2064it \u2063was taken.<\/p>\n<p>These alarming\u200d\u2064 crime rates are not limited to carjackings. \u2063Violent \u2062crimes in \u2064D.C. have increased\u2064 by\u200b\u2064 39 percent,\u200b with \u2062robberies up\u200b 68 percent and homicides\u2063 up 38 percent. Motor\u2062 vehicle\u200c theft\u2062 has seen\u200c a staggering 106 percent \u200cincrease.<\/p>\n<p>This incident marks\u2062 the second \u200dassault on a \u200dmember of Congress this year, \u2064highlighting\u2062 the need\u200c for increased security measures. In February, Democratic Rep. Angie Craig\u200d \u200dof Minnesota was attacked at her apartment building, and in March,\u2064 a staffer of\u200d Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky was \u2062stabbed on \u200da D.C. street.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas was carjacked at gunpoint in a crime-ridden neighborhood on Monday. The incident occurred at 9:32 p.m. in Washington&#8217;s Navy Yard area, as reported by U.S. Capitol Police. 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