Essex County: Police Recover Carjacked Vehicles and Make Arrests

Essex County Sheriff’s officers arrested an adult male and three male juveniles on Monday, recovering two allegedly carjacked vehicles in the process.

According to a release, Patrol Division officers made the arrests as they were conducting “quality of life” operations in the area of South 16th Street in Newark.

“During the operation, our officers observed a 2013 Kia Optima with four occupants parked at that location,” Sheriff Armando Fontoura stated in a release. “The vehicle was reported carjacked in the city earlier in the day.”

Kasaan Harris, 20, of East Orange, and the juveniles - two Newark 17-year-olds and one 15-year-old - were placed under arrest and charged with one count each of receiving stolen property.

Sheriff’s officers also recovered a second vehicle, a 2011 Honda Accord, which was carjacked in Maplewood late on Sunday night, in front of South 16th Street a short time later, according to a release.

It is not known at this time if the carjackings are related, Fontoura stated.

The incidents are being investigated by Newark and Maplewood police.