Crime & Safety
4 Teens Arrested In Mercedes Theft In Livingston: Police
Four teens, aged 15-18, drove to Livingston in one car, then got into a luxury car and left, police said.
LIVINGSTON, NJ — Four teens have been arrested recently in connection with a vehicle theft that took place back in May.
Police said on Tuesday that back on May 30, the day after Memorial Day, four teens drove into Livingston in a Kia — and drove away in a Mercedes Benz.
Police said that at 3:04 p.m. that day, police responded to Demarest Road on a report of a suspicious vehicle. They encountered a 2015 Kia that was running and unoccupied. Police determined it had been stolen from Woodbridge.
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They then found out that a Mercedes had been stolen a short distance away from a home on Pitcairn Road. It had been locked with the key fob inside.
Police found the Mercedes in Irvington the next day.
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An investigation by the Livingston Detective Bureau led to the arrest of Demetrius Drisker, 18, from East Orange, along with three juvenile males from Newark. Police said they were charged in connection with the theft of the Mercedes.
The juveniles ranged in age from 15 to 16, police said.
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