Potential car sale turns into carjacking

HOUSTON A stolen SUV was stopped along the North Freeway and W. Patton overnight. Police tried to catch the two men inside, but they got away on foot.

Investigators say that SUV had been stolen just a short time earlier from a man who thought he might be making a sale in his driveway.

Another SUV was involved in that carjacking. It was also stopped on the north side overnight and inside, investigators found parts that had already been removed from the first SUV.

The driver of that second vehicle was arrested and police are hoping he can lead them to his accomplices.

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