Stolen Hillcrest Farms Van Stopped Following Montclair Crash

Glen Ridge and Montclair police chased a van allegedly stolen by a Newark man belonging to a Verona business on April 5 throughout both townships before the vehicle crashed and stopped, a published report said Monday.

Clinton Perry, 49, allegedly jumped in the truck, parked at Hurrell Field in Glen Ridge, and drove away, Lt. Fred Egnezzo of the Glen Ridge Police Department told NorthJersey.com.

The van, owned by Hillcrest Farms in Verona, was then chased through both townships before an eyewitness said “the van seemed to have lost control after hitting a bump in the road.”

 "At that point, the vehicle sideswiped a navy Honda sports utility vehicle and crashed into a fence and two other vehicles, sedans, parked on adjoining lots at the corner of Willowdale and Hollywood avenues,” the report said. 

Perry was charged with motor vehicle theft, resisting arrest, eluding police, criminal mischief and a variety of motor vehicle violations, police said.