A Severn man heading to work early Monday morning was forced out of his own car at gunpoint by two men who then sped off in it, according to Anne Arundel County Police. The carjacking happened around 5:50 a.m. in the 1700 block of Village Square Court, and detectives are still searching for the suspects.
The victim had just exited his home and gotten into his vehicle to leave for work when two men approached him, according to a report from WBFF. One of the suspects was armed with a handgun and demanded the victim get out of the car, and the man complied. Both suspects then got into the vehicle and fled the area, the station reported.
Police later found the stolen car unoccupied at Provinces Park, according to the same account. The county-managed recreational facility, which sits at 1742 Disney Road and features sports fields and walking trails, is located roughly two miles from the crime scene, according to Anne Arundel County government records.
Suspects Described as Two Men in Gray Hoodies
Investigators described the suspects only as two Black men wearing gray hooded sweatshirts and black pants, per the WBFF report. No further identifying details have been released, and the men remain at large. The case falls under the jurisdiction of the department's Western District, which is headquartered in Odenton under Captain Jeffrey Price and covers Severn, Odenton, and Fort Meade, according to county records.
Detectives are asking anyone with information to call 419-222-4730, the article notes. Anonymous tipsters can also reach the department's tip line at 410-222-4700 or submit information through its online portal, which is designed to document cases where suspects are unknown while keeping patrol units free for emergency calls, according to Anne Arundel County police.
A Familiar Pattern in Northern Anne Arundel County
This is not the first early-morning armed carjacking to hit Severn this year. In May, a gunman cornered a 22-year-old on Beach Plum Lane around 3:10 a.m. and later abandoned her car in nearby Meade Village. Another carjacking that same month in Severn escalated into a police pursuit and an officer-involved shooting, and a June incident at a Hanover Wawa saw a stolen car slam into a police cruiser, part of what Hoodline has reported was a broader spring surge in vehicle thefts across northern Anne Arundel County.
Village Square Court itself has a history of violent incidents involving firearms. In September 2022, police responded to a 1 a.m. shooting on the same court that struck two residences and a vehicle, though no injuries were reported, according to Anne Arundel County records. Months earlier, in June 2022, a traffic stop for an equipment violation at Village Square Court and Laketowne Court led officers to a loaded .40-caliber handgun inside a 22-year-old Severn man's car.
Countywide Numbers Show a Downward Trend
Despite the recent string of incidents, countywide data shows carjackings have actually been falling. Reported carjackings in Anne Arundel County dropped 27% in 2025, to 16 incidents from 22 the year before, according to county figures released in January. Police have credited data-driven deployment and automated license plate readers for the overall decline, including through the department's Real Time Information Center, a hub launched in 2024 that integrates license plate readers, drones, and camera networks to help detectives trace stolen vehicles, according to county officials.
Statewide, Maryland agencies reported 983 carjackings in 2024, down from 1,458 the year before, with Anne Arundel County accounting for just 22 of those cases, per data from the Maryland State Police. Neighboring Baltimore City and Prince George's County together accounted for more than 78% of the state's total. Under Maryland Criminal Law § 3-405, carjacking and armed carjacking are felony offenses carrying a maximum sentence of up to 30 years in prison, which can be imposed consecutively to sentences for related charges; prosecutors do not need to prove intent to permanently deprive the owner of the vehicle to secure a conviction.
No arrests have been announced in Monday's carjacking, and it remains unclear how the suspects traveled between Village Square Court and Provinces Park before abandoning the vehicle. Anyone with surveillance footage or other information is urged to contact detectives.
