A 23-year-old man accused of robbing ride-hailing drivers at gunpoint in a string of armed carjackings is now facing charges after being arrested by a specialized fugitive unit. Caron Davis was arrested on October 8, following an investigation into three separate robberies that unfolded over a few days in September.
According to Baltimore Police
According to Baltimore Police, Citywide Robbery detectives had been investigating three armed carjackings that occurred between September 19 and 22 in the 1500 block of Montpelier Street, the 2600 block of Tyler Street, and the 2800 block of Waldorf Avenue. In each case, police say the suspect used ride-hailing services to summon drivers, then brandished a firearm and ordered them out of their vehicles. Detectives ultimately identified Davis as the suspect.
Members of the Baltimore Police Department's Warrant Apprehension Task Force took Davis into custody on October 8, according to the Baltimore Police Department
. Davis, who police say was known to officers from several prior arrests, was transported to Central Booking and charged with three counts of armed carjacking along with multiple firearm violations.
A Familiar Crime Scene in East Baltimore
The 1500 block of Montpelier Street has seen this kind of violence before. The same stretch of East Baltimore was the site of an armed carjacking back in March, when three suspects robbed a 49-year-old driver before police aviation helped track down the stolen vehicle, per the Baltimore Police Department. Three juveniles, aged 14 to 15, were arrested in that earlier case.
The September spree also echoes a much larger and more violent case from Baltimore's recent past. In May, an 18-year-old was sentenced to 75 years, with 35 years suspended, leaving 40 years to serve, including the first 30 years without the possibility of parole, for his role in a six-person gang that carried out more than 40 violent incidents and a late-2022 rideshare carjacking operation involving Uber and Lyft apps, as Hoodline previously reported. That ring didn't just rob the drivers who picked them up — members abducted them and used the stolen cars to rob subsequent passengers.
Facing Decades Behind Bars
The Charges
Davis faces three counts of armed carjacking and multiple firearm violations.
Robbery Clearance Rates Outpace National Average
The arrest also reflects broader trends in how the department has handled robbery cases this year. Mid-year crime data released in July showed Baltimore Police maintained a 48% clearance rate for robbery investigations, well above the national average clearance rate of 27.6%. Overall violent crime clearance rates across the city also topped national benchmarks through the first half of 2026, the department reported.
Carjackings have also declined in Baltimore, with reported figures covering different periods. A National Bureau of Economic Research working paper, evaluated by the University of Pennsylvania's Crime and Justice Policy Lab, examined Baltimore's Group Violence Reduction Strategy and reported findings on violence and homicides.
Ride-Hailing Apps in the Case
In the Davis case, police say the suspect used ride-hailing services to summon drivers before the alleged carjackings.
A Council on Criminal Justice analysis of mid-year 2025 data found that Baltimore recorded a 56% drop in homicides compared to 2019 levels, even as motor vehicle thefts remained 28% higher over that same stretch. The divergence underscores why vehicle-related offenses, even amid historic citywide drops in violent crime, continue to draw sustained attention from robbery detectives and task force units alike.
