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

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

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

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

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

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