Traffic & Transit
Car Stolen In West Orange Used To Steal Vehicle In Nearby Town: Police
A driver making Amazon deliveries in Essex County told police that someone stole his car – and left another vehicle in its place.
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — A car stolen in West Orange was recently recovered in Montclair after it was used in another vehicle theft in that township, authorities said Tuesday.
According to the Montclair Police Department, a driver making Amazon deliveries in his 2017 Audi Q5 left the vehicle running on Upper Mountain Avenue on June 26. When he returned from a delivery, he saw someone driving the car away from the scene – leaving a 2021 Toyota Rav4 in its place.
The victim entered the Rav4 and attempted to catch up to his Audi, but he quickly lost sight of it, police said.
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The Toyota Rav4 was later determined to have been stolen from West Orange, police said.
No additional information was immediately available.
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