Two Cars Stolen Christmas Day In Maplewood

MAPLEWOOD, NJ - The Grinch was in overdrive on Christmas Day as two vehicles were stolen driveways in town according to the Maplewood Police Department.

According to police, sometime during the overnight hours a vehicle was removed from the driveway of a home on Essex Road. The vehicle was found several houses away damaged and items were missing from it.

On Boyden Parkway South a pickup truck was also stolen at 5 a.m. from a driveway, police said.

The next day, Dec. 26, a vehicle was stolen from an Oakview Avenue home during the daytime hours, police said. The investigation into all three is ongoing.

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