17-year-old arrested, 2 others sought in Cambridge carjacking

Police arrested a teenager and are searching for two other suspects in a carjacking that took place in Cambridge on Tuesday night.

Officers responded to the report of the incident on Marcella Street around 9:40 p.m. and began searching for three masked suspects who allegedly took a vehicle and were possibly armed with a gun, police said.

Police said that “early on” a 17-year-old was arrested in connection with the carjacking but two other suspects fled.

The stolen vehicle was recovered on the 100 block of Tremont Street in Cambridge and some of the items that were taken from the car have been located, according to the department. Police said they did not have descriptions for the two remaining suspects.

One officer was checked out at a local hospital for an injury sustained while responding to the incident, police said.

Police said the investigation into the incident remains active and asked that anyone with information contact investigators through the department’s anonymous tip line at 617-349-9151 or online at cambridgepolice.org/TIPS.