Car Thief Caught By Washington Township Detectives: Police

LONG VALLEY, NJ - A 33-year-old Freehold woman was arrested and charged with theft after a receipt linked her to the crime, according to the Washington Township Police.

According to authorities, on Feb. 12 a car dealership on Route 46 reported a vehicle stolen. The following day the vehicle was left without keys or a license plate in a parking lot in Hackettstown. A receipt from a wholesale store was located in the vehicle and the membership was linked to Julianna M. Walters, police said.

Walters was a former employee of the dealership, according to police. A subsequent investigation by the Washington Township Detective Bureau found video footage of Walters purchasing the items on the receipt and operating the stolen vehicle, police said.

Walters was charged with taking the motor vehicle without the owner’s consent and receiving stolen property for the stolen license plate and vehicle keys, police said.

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