Car Recovered After Theft From Montclair Driveway, Police Say

MONTCLAIR, NJ — A vehicle was recovered after it was stolen from a driveway in Montclair last week, authorities said Wednesday.

The Montclair Police Department released the following statement about the theft, which took place on Dec. 7 on Wildwood Avenue:

“A resident reported that his 2022 Audi Q8 was stolen from his driveway between 7:15 and 8:15 a.m. A witness reported a small white compact vehicle parked in front of the residence. An individual exited the white vehicle, ran to the Audi and entered it. Both vehicles then fled west on Wildwood Avenue. The Audi was recovered the same afternoon on Nye Avenue in Irvington. It was parked in the rear of a building and unoccupied.”

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