15-Year-Old Arrested in Carjacking of 82-Year-Old Woman: Police

A 15-year-old Atlantic City boy has been arrested in the carjacking of an 82-year-old woman in Burlington County earlier this month, New Jersey State Police said on Thursday.

The assault and carjack occurred Saturday, June 11, at 9:30 p.m., in the parking lot of a supermarket in Hainesport, Burlington County, when the victim’s 48-year-old daughter left her mother in her car with the keys while she went into a store.

Police allege this is when the unnamed teenager assaulted the 82-year-old woman and forced her out of the car before driving away.

The stolen car was recovered by Pleasantville Police on June 20, and State Police released a surveillance photo of the suspect two days later.

Tips from the public led police to believe the suspect was in Atlantic City, where he was captured by members of the Troop "C" Criminal Investigation Office, NJSP Fugitive Unit, and the U.S. Marshals Service NY-NJ Regional Task Force on Tuesday, police said.

The suspect was charged with first-degree carjacking and lodged in a juvenile detention center.

The attached image was provided by New Jersey State Police