Unlocked Glen Rock Car Stolen, Recovered In Newark: Police

GLEN ROCK, NJ — A car stolen from a Glen Rock driveway was found in Newark Saturday. It was the latest example of an unlocked car being stolen from a Bergen County driveway.

Police said a resident reported the vehicle stolen overnight on Saturday. The car had been left unlocked with the keys inside.

Sports equipment was also left inside the car, and police said a second vehicle — also unlocked — had been entered.

In total, police said roughly $1,770 worth of property had been taken, as had a credit card, which was used to pay for $499 worth of Uber rides.

The vehicle was eventually tracked down using the "OnStar" system in the car, and was recovered by Newark police on 12th Street, officials said.

Officers also found a green 2000 Buick Lesabre abandoned near the corner of Cumberland Road and Tonawanda Road. The vehicle VIN number was tampered with, and heroin folds and crack cocaine vials were visible inside, police said.

That vehicle was impounded for investigation.

This wasn't the only instance of unlocked cars being broken into last week in Glen Rock.

A resident reported that her wallet was left on the front seat of her unlocked car, which was parked on Henry Street between 4:30 p.m. and 6:18 p.m., police said. The resident reported the wallet stolen.

This comes after five Newark residents were charged with burglary and other crimes after entering "several" unlocked vehicles in Glen Rock earlier this month, police said. Additionally, New Jersey State Police in Bloomfield reported that a stolen car had been involved in an accident on the Garden State Parkway just hours after it was taken from Glen Rock.

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Police have issued reminders to residents about leaving cars unlocked. Here's this, from January:

"The Glen Rock Police Department reminds everyone to always keep valuables out of sight and lock your car doors, even in your driveway."

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