Range Rover Left Running on Montclair's Glenridge Avenue Is Driven Off, Turns Up Hours Later in Newark
A white Range Rover left running on Glenridge Avenue in Montclair was driven off Nov. 5 while its owner was at the trunk, then recovered in Newark about four hours later. Police classified it as a motor vehicle theft, not a carjacking.
What happened
Where it happened
- Montclair, Essex County.
The engine was running. The owner had stepped out to put something in the trunk. Then someone else got behind the wheel.
That is how a white Range Rover disappeared from Glenridge Avenue in Montclair around 7:14 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, according to initial reports. The SUV was seen heading toward East Orange before authorities lost track of it.
The call first went out as a carjacking. Police later said the case would be classified as a motor vehicle theft instead. No weapon was reported. The car was simply there, idling, and then it was gone.
About four hours later, at roughly 11:25 p.m., authorities reported that the Range Rover had been recovered in Newark.
No arrest has been announced, and police have not released a description of the driver or said how the SUV was found. Anyone with information can contact the Montclair Police Department at 973-744-1234.
Source: Montclair police. Originally reported by RLS Media.
Photo: Jim.henderson / Wikimedia Commons, CC0 public domain dedication.
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