Man Charged In Connection With Theft Of Land Rover From Livingston

LVINGSTON, NJ —After a Livingston police officer saw a "suspicious" Land Rover on township streets last month — which turned out to be stolen — they have made an arrest, the police said.

Police said that at 1:06 a.m. on Dec. 13, 2022, an officer saw a "suspicious" 2015 Land Rover Evoque on Wingate Drive, driving in tandem with a white BMW.

The officer put on his emergency lights and attempted to stop the vehicles, but they both fled, police said.

Police found out that the Land Rover had just been stolen from a Wingate Drive residence. The vehicle was left unlocked with the key fob inside, police said.

Detective Spano investigated, then arrested Tamir Pitts, 18, of Newark, "for being in possession of the stolen motor vehicle," police said last week. The official charge was receiving stolen property, police said.

Pitts was taken to the Essex County Jail, police said.