AMARILLO POLICE DEPARTMENT
MEDIA/PUBLIC RELEASE
DATE: August 14, 2023
TIME: 9:44 am
CASE NUMBER: 23-510497
INCIDENT TYPE: Attempted Carjacking
OFFICER SUBMITTING RELEASE: Sgt. Burr-PIO/Cpl. Ogden-PIO
DETAILS: ****update August 14, 2023****
Violent Crimes Detectives obtained evidence that the reporting party in this case, Maycie Gilmore, female, filed a false report. There was no evidence that any person approached or attempted to take her vehicle. After an arrest warrant was obtained, Gilmore was arrested for filing a false report and booked into the Randall County Detention Center.
DETAILS: ****original release****
On Tuesday, June 27, at 1:55pm, Officers were sent to the Whataburger at I40/Grand on a possible carjacking. The female victim said she had been at the Walmart next door and had been parked towards the back of the lot, so she could give her baby a bottle before going in the store. She was approached by the suspect who said he had a gun and told her to get out of her car. She told him she had a baby in the car, and she said he grabbed her and tried to pull her out of the car. She told the officers she fought back and was able to close her car door and drive to the Whataburger and call the police. The suspect left the scene. Violent Crimes Detectives are assigned the investigation.
If you have any information on this crime, please call the Amarillo Crime Stoppers at 806-374-4400. All tips are anonymous, and you can also go to their website at www.amapolice.org or download the P3 tips app and make a tip there.
