Stolen Infinity Outruns Police on Rt. 280
Man evades pursuing West Orange Police heading into Newark in stolen Infinity G37XS.
A man stole an idling car in West Orange Jan. 24 and evaded police on Route 280 heading into Newark last week, police said. According to West Orange police reports, the car, a white Infinity G37, was reported stolen from an Arverne Road residence at about 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 24. The owner told police, he started his car in his driveway to warm up with the keys inside and doors unlocked. The owner told police he heard the car pull out of his driveway, before seeing it head east on Arverne Road. West Orange police spotted the car on Northfield Avenue heading toward Route 280, officials said, but followed undetected behind the car and ran the license plate. When police attempted to pull the car over, the driver sped off. Another officer …
kleeneth
10:35 pm on Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Leaving a car unlocked with the keys inside and running is really dumb. The cops should have avoided all pursuit of the stolen car to prevent an accident. And the jerk who allowed this to happen deserves a hefty increase in insurance rates. more ›