Traffic & Transit

Stolen Car Spotted In Montclair, Speeds Away Into West Orange: PD

A stolen car was spotted in Essex County, but the driver sped away from police, authorities said.

MONTCLAIR, NJ — A stolen car was spotted in Montclair last week, but the driver sped away from police into a nearby town, authorities said.

According to the Montclair Police Department, an officer patrolling the area of Harrison Avenue on Nov. 6 saw a silver Volkswagen Tiguan that was reported stolen.

The officer tried to pull the vehicle over, but it fled at a high rate of speed into West Orange, police said. No additional information was immediately available.

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