Morris Township police: Jersey City teens charged in connection with car theft in Township

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Morris Township police say a Volkswagen Passat stolen from Lindsley Drive this month was involved in a Jersey City accident, and evidence found in the vehicle led detectives to a pair of teenagers, who have been charged with possession of a stolen vehicle.

Here’s more.

From Morris Township Police Chief Mark DiCarlo:

I wanted to advise you of an update on the stolen motor vehicle that occurred on Lindsley Drive on Aug. 14, 2018.

The vehicle was recovered in Jersey City after being involved in a motor vehicle accident. The driver fled the scene prior to the local police arrival. The vehicle was towed to an impound yard and was processed by a Morris Township Police Detective and a Detective from the Morris County Sheriff’s Office.

Evidence recovered in the vehicle led to the identity of two juveniles. The juveniles, age 15 and 17, were charged with Possession of a Stolen Motor Vehicle in Jersey City. The investigation is still active and the identity of the juveniles is held confidential.

The Morris Township Police are still actively investigating the incident with hopes of bringing charges for the Theft of the vehicle in our municipality, as well as the thefts on Filmore Drive that same evening.

It is believed that the thefts were committed by juvenile males. If this assists you in remembering anything evidential from that evening, please contact our agency at 973-539-0777.

6 COMMENTS

  1. Yes Chris, let’s enact the death penalty for property theft. Very productive thought. You could run for president on that if you made it a smidge more race-baity.

    People that think jailing an entire segment of the population is improving things are delusional. There are root causes, and as long as we keep thinking in terms of “them” and “us”, the problem will only get worse. Not quite French Revolution worse, but worse.

  2. According to the law as I know it, identifies of juveniles are not made public. This has nothing to do with race or ethnicity or offending apologists.

  3. A 100+ years ago horse theft was a hanging offense. A $200 mare compares to a $60,000 car probably with the times. How about harsher penalties?

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