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San Diego Police: Rental car employee carjacked in Little Italy

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SAN DIEGO (CNS) - An employee of the Economy Rent-A-Car in Little Italy was carjacked at knifepoint, the San Diego Police Department said.

Just before 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, the rental car staff member was washing a white 2022 Chrysler Voyager at 2300 India St. when a person pointed a knife at the employee and drove off with the vehicle, according to the SDPD.

According to SDPD officials, the suspected carjacker drove the stolen vehicle northbound on Interstate 5 and was later involved in a pursuit with Montebello Police Department officers.

The suspected carjacker, who has not been apprehended, is described by police as a 5-foot-6, 150 pound Black woman in her late 30s. She was last seen with her hair in a bun while wearing a black jacket, shorts, black ankle socks and white shoes.

The SDPD's Robbery detectives were investigating the carjacking.