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Two Connecticut women charged in Saco carjacking


A pair of Connecticut women are charged in connection with a carjacking in Saco.

Saco police say the incident was reported Friday morning. The female victim told them that two people had forced her out of her car on Cutts Avenue, and then drove off with it. The victim told police the women said they were armed.

The vehicle was later found on Cherry Lane in Biddeford by police. Officers arrested 39-year-old Stefanie Blackman of Brookfield, Connecticut and 34-year-old Hillary King from New London, Connecticut.

The two were unable to post bail and were taken to York County Jail pending a court appearance in March.

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