Earlimart man carjacked at knife point

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August 27, 2008 9:50 AM

By ANITA STACKHOUSE-HITE

THE PORTERVILLE RECORDER

EARLIMART — A man lost his car Tuesday when a suspect stopped him an took the vehicle at knife point.

The unidentified car-jacker stopped Juan Carrasco at 7:40 p.m. in the area of Kramer Road and White Rock Avenue, the Tulare County Sheriff's Department reports.

Carrasco, 25, was reportedly not injured and refused medical attention.

The car’s worth is estimated to be about $28,000.

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