15-Year-Old, 13-Year-Old Boys Charged After They're Found Driving Stolen Pickup: Police

JACKSON, NJ — Two teens, ages 15 and 13, have been charged with hindering apprehension and receiving stolen property after they were found Tuesday in a pickup that had been reported stolen from Asbury Park, Jackson police said Wednesday.

Capt. Steve Laskiewicz said Officers Kevin Scheuerman and Michael Collins were checking an undeveloped cul-de-sac off of Clearstream Road at about 11:50 a.m. Tuesday when they saw a pickup truck at the rear of the area.

The officers saw two boys inside a gray 2007 Ford F150 pickup with a red tailgate and realized the pickup truck matched the vehicle description from an incident reported Monday on North Boston Road. The investigation confirmed the Ford was reported stolen out of Asbury Park, Laskiewicz said.

As the officers attempted to identify the two teens, they discovered the teens had provided false names. The investigation revealed that both subjects had been reported missing from a group home in another county, he said.

Authorities ultimately determined their real identities and the boys, a 15-year-old from Jackson and the 13-year-old were taken into custody, and the pickup truck was impounded, Laskiewicz said.

Officers Derek Gorski and Christopher Wasnesky assisted.

The 13-year-old was charged on a juvenile complaint with hindering apprehension and receiving stolen property and was later turned over to a family member. The 15-year-old was charged on a juvenile complaint with hindering apprehension and receiving stolen property and was later lodged in the Ocean County Juvenile Detention Center on an outstanding warrant for violation of probation.