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Cops: Carjacker asks TV crew for directions
Teen suspect sought help from journalists, who later tailed him,
police say
   
CLEVELAND - A carjacking suspect stopped during the crime to ask a
television news crew for directions, police said.

The 19-year-old was arraigned Thursday on a charge of aggravated
robbery and ordered held on $50,000 bond.

WOIO-TV newswoman Shannon O’Brien and photographer Eric Walls were
doing a sidewalk report Monday on bank problems when the passenger in
a car asked for directions to a bank. The driver signaled that he was
being held at gunpoint, O’Brien told police.

The news crew called police and followed the car until officers caught
up. Police Lt. Thomas Stacho said the suspect was carrying a loaded
handgun.