‘America’s Most Wanted’ Viewer Tip Leads to 1,187th Capture (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com:

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVIt’s only a few weeks after “America’s Most Wanted” returned to air and already a viewer tip has led to a new capture.

This marks the 1,187th one for the series, which originated in 1988.Phillip Dent was arrested for a carjacking that took place in Littleton, Colo.

in January. Through security camera footage from the car wash where the crime took place, the January event was covered on the premiere episode of Fox’s new version of “America’s Most Wanted,” which premiered March 15.

In the footage, which you can watch above, a man in a baseball cap is seen entering the car wash, where a minivan is being serviced, open the driver’s side door and struggle to pull the driver out.