Rash Of Stolen Cars Leads To Arrest Of Juveniles In Montgomery: Police

MONTGOMERY, NJ — Two juveniles have been arrested in connection with a rash of stolen vehicles and thefts from vehicles in Montgomery, police reported.

A total of six motor vehicle thefts were reported between June 25 and July 3. All of the stolen motor vehicles were taken from residences in the area of routes 206 and 601.

Montgomery Police also reported a number of burglaries from vehicles in the same area during this time frame.

In each of the vehicle thefts the vehicle was left unlocked with the key inside the vehicle. Likewise in each of the cases involving thefts from vehicles, all of the vehicles were left unlocked, with valuables in plain sight, police reported.

Every vehicle stolen from Montgomery was recovered within a day or two of it’s theft in Newark, with the exception of one vehicle that was recovered in Montgomery Township as a result of a multi-jurisdictional investigation by Montgomery Police.

The coordinated investigation also resulted in the recovery of a number of additional vehicles stolen from other jurisdictions throughout the area.

The investigation resulted in complaints being filed against two juveniles from the Newark area.

"In an effort to prevent future incidents, MTPD would like to remind residents to lock their vehicles, remove valuable from sight and never leave their keys or key fobs in the vehicle," police announced.

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