Stolen Car Used In ‘Gas-And-Go’ Theft, West Orange Police Say

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Two people used a stolen car to carry out a “gas-and-go” theft at a West Orange gas station last week, authorities say.

According to an incident report from the West Orange Police Department, the theft took place around 9:20 p.m. on July 25 at a local BP gas station. The specific address was redacted in the report.

The attendant told officers that a 2018 BMW 540 arrived at the station with two adult men inside. The driver asked the worker to pump $45 of gas, and when the allotted amount was pumped, he sped away west on Northfield Avenue without paying.

The attendant provided officers with the license plate number of the BMW. A subsequent check revealed that it was reported stolen out of Middletown Township in Monmouth County, police said.

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