Man Charged With Carjacking At Colts Neck Dept. Of Public Works

COLTS NECK, NJ — An Ocean Township man assaulted a woman and then drove off in her car on Monday at the Colts Neck Department of Public Works facility, said Colts Neck police.

The incident happened at about 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21 at the public works building at 231 Rt. 34: The woman told police a strange man assaulted her and then stole her car, driving off with it.

He did not show a gun or other weapon, and the woman said she did not know the man. Colts Neck police did not say if the woman works for Colts Neck Township, or what kind of car was stolen.

Just two hours later, at 4:30 p.m. that same day, Colts Neck police said they apprehended Jake Slevin, 29, of Ocean Township and charged him with the crime. Slevin has been charged with carjacking and theft of property and is at the Monmouth County Correctional Center in Freehold.

He is wanted for other crimes in other towns, police said.

Car thefts are an ongoing problem in Monmouth County: Earlier this month, on Oct. 4, an unlocked BMW was stolen from the driveway of a home in Manalapan. Read: Unlocked BMW Stolen From Manalapan Driveway Oct. 4

Also, many were angry earlier this year when Colts Neck aprubtly laid off 60 percent of its DPW workers: Nine out of the ten DPW staff were laid off with no notice in January of this year. Read: Colts Neck bought new trucks, equipment for DPW staff, then laid off most of them