Overview
- Police say the driver, identified as Robert Littlepage of Georgia, tried to carjack a woman and then stole an idling utility truck Tuesday in Southwest Philadelphia’s Kingsessing neighborhood.
- Surveillance video shows the truck striking vehicles, jumping the curb, running a red light at 55th Street and Kingsessing Avenue, and flipping onto Mitchell Elementary’s playground.
- Officers arrested the suspect at the scene, and authorities say charges will include attempted carjacking, aggravated assault, and reckless driving.
- School safety officers and police reported no children were outside at the time and no serious bystander injuries, with one person from a struck car hospitalized in stable condition.
- Outlets differ on the suspect’s age and some background details, and officials have not yet provided records that resolve those discrepancies.