Three armed men carjack a woman’s BMW in Ridge; police arrest two

An armed carjacking by three men in Ridge led to the arrest of two teenagers in North Babylon on Friday evening, Suffolk County police said.

Three men armed with guns approached a woman on Oakridge Circle, just south of Middle Country Road, at 10:40 p.m. They grabbed the woman’s key fob from her hand and stole her BMW, Suffolk police said in a statement.

Officers found the vehicle just over an hour later, at 11:53 p.m., on Wicks Avenue in North Babylon – about 30 miles away. Officers spotted 18-year-old Dayne Thomas-Orr in the area and chased him on foot, said Suffolk police spokeswoman Dawn Schob. Thomas-Orr had a gun with him when he was arrested on Garnet Street at 12.05am on Saturday.

Another weapon was found in the car.

Police arrested a second suspect, Ameer Johnson, also 18, at 1:17 a.m. on Polaris Street in North Babylon. Police said they continue to search for the third man.

Thomas-Orr, of Centereach, has been charged with first-degree robbery, second-degree robbery and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Johnson, of Coram, was charged with first-degree larceny and second-degree larceny.

Police are asking anyone with information to call the Seventh Precinct at 631-852-8752 or Suffolk County Crime Stoppers at 800-220-TIPS.