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Elderly Woman Carjacked At Detroit Gas Station

DETROIT (WWJ) - Detroit police are searching for the man who carjacked a 71-year-old woman at a gas station on the city's west side.

The incident happened just after 12 a.m. Wednesday at the Mobil gas station on Southfield and 8 Mile roads.

According to police, the woman was sitting in her vehicle -- a black 2014 Ford Fusion -- when a man opened the door, implied he had a weapon and said it was a hold-up.

The woman got out of the driver's seat and the man fled the scene in her vehicle. She was unharmed.

Southfield police later recovered the woman's vehicle just a few blocks away from the gas station, but found no signs of the suspect. The vehicle was apparently abandoned after a crash near 8 Mile Road and Avon Lane.

The suspect is described as a black male with a medium complexion, 25- to 35-years-old, 5'10" tall and 210 lbs. He was wearing a dark-colored, hooded sweatshirt, dark-colored pants and a dark knitted hat. He is to be considered armed and dangerous.

Anyone with information is urged to contact police at 313-267-4600 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.

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