Stolen Porsche Crashes In Police Chase: Bridgewater PD

BRIDGEWATER, NJ — A high-speed police chase ended in a crash of a stolen luxury vehicle from Bridgewater early Friday morning. This came after burglars were reportedly targeting the Martinsville section over the past two days.

At around 3:50 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 2 police went to Mayflower Court to check out three men walking in the area. When they got to the street a black-colored Audi and a brown-colored Porsche sped off, Bridgewater Police Captain Michael Maxwell said.

Warren Police chased the cars before the Porsche crashed in Watchung. The driver, a juvenile boy, then ran away but Warren Police Officers chased after and arrested him, Maxwell said.

The Porsche, which was unlocked with the key-fob inside, was found to have been stolen from Mayflower Court.

This was the second night in a row when burglaries were reported to cars in the Martinsville area.

On Thursday, Aug. 1 at around 5 a.m. an unlocked 2016 Jeep with it’s key-fob inside was stolen from a home on Primrose Lane, and a stolen Lexus out of Rumson was found in the area, Maxwell said.

An open garage at a home on Fall Mountain Court along with two unlocked cars parked inside were also burglarized, Maxwell said.

Two or three men had also been seen on multiple home security cameras walking up to cars to see if they were unlocked to burglarize and steal them, Maxwell said.

Residents are reminded to lock their vehicles and remove all valuables including the keys. If you see something suspicious contact the Bridgewater Police at 908-722-4111.

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