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City of Dayton employee victim of carjacking

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DAYTON — A City of Dayton employee was the victim of a carjacking on Tuesday morning, a spokesperson with the Dayton Police Department confirmed.

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The incident took place around 8 a.m. and involved a city-owned vehicle.

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The spokesperson said the employee is safe and the car was found around 10:45 a.m. in the 400 block of Groveland Avenue.

Additional information on this armed robbery and carjacking was not immediately available.

>>RELATED: Man arrested after reported carjacking, kidnapping in Harrison Twp.

The suspect is believed to be connected to another carjacking that happened on North Dixie Drive in Harrison Township around 6 a.m.

They have been arrested; however, their identity was not provided.

Thecarjacking in Harrison Township is under investigation by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.

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