Car Stolen From Shrewsbury Parking Lot Saturday Afternoon

SHREWSBURY, NJ — What has now fully become an epidemic of car thefts in Monmouth County continues: A car was stolen Saturday afternoon from where it was parked in Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury Police confirmed to Patch.

The car, a Land Rover, had been parked at the Nails Plus parking lot on Broad Street. It was not running and its owner was not inside it, said police. It is unknown if the car was locked or where the keys were.

However, the owner returned at 3:30 p.m. to where they parked it and found the Land Rover gone. They called 911 but the car was not located, said police. There was also no description of the suspects.

It is unknown if the car has been located as of Tuesday morning.

This comes the same week a Tinton Falls homeowner reported two young men tried to steal his wife's BMW SUV from their driveway last Tuesday, April 26 — while he, his wife and their sleeping 3-year-old daughter were inside. He said the two would-be thieves seemed surprised to find people inside the luxury SUV and drove away; the car they were driving had been reported stolen.

And car thefts have become such a problem in New Jersey that Gov. Murphy and the Attorney General changed their own policy last week, now allowing police officers to pursue stolen cars.

There were five reported car thefts or car theft attempts in Manalapan last week, according to that town's latest police blotter.

Attempted Car Theft From Tinton Falls Driveway, With Child Inside (April 29)

5 Reported Car Theft Incidents In Manalapan: Police Blotter (May 2)

As NJ Car Thefts Surge, State Revises Policy To Allow Police Pursuit (April 29)

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