A 49-year-old man wanted in connection with three violent carjacking attempts of women at gas stations in East Los Angeles has been taken into custody, authorities confirmed to KTLA. The Nov. 9 incidents,

The man who was wanted as a suspect in three recent attempted Los Angeles carjackings, targeting women, has been arrested police announced Thursday afternoon. The suspect, identified as 49-year-old Maurice Latorre,

At 10:40 a.m. on Saturday, the suspect approached a woman at a gas station on the 3200 block of North Broadway, LAPD said in a statement. He pushed his way into her car, demanding her keys, police said. The woman was able to push the suspect out of the car. Police say the suspect then fled.

LOS ANGELES - Officials said the search for a man accused of attempting to tried to carjack three women, including one woman who appeared to be getting into the car with her young children, has come to an end.