Minneapolis Council Member Jamal Osman Carjacked as Police Arrest Two Teens in Linked Spree

Overview

• Osman was carjacked around 8 p.m. near Lake Street and Portland Avenue while parked and making a phone call, and he was not injured.
• Police said the suspects threatened Osman with mace and stole his Volkswagen Atlas, which was later located near Lyndale Place in north Minneapolis.
• Authorities outlined a daylong series of crimes that began with a stolen Subaru Outback and included an attempted carjacking of a mother and a separate Subaru taken earlier in the evening.
• After officers spotted Osman's SUV and another stolen vehicle, a chase ended with a crash into a hydrant and the arrest of two suspects, ages 15 and 16, who fled on foot.
• In an unrelated case that same night, police said two adults were arrested following a separate carjacking and a chase in the Willard Park area.