Car Stolen In North Jersey Home Invasion Found In New Brunswick

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — A 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee was stolen in a pre-dawn home invasion in West Caldwell Tuesday morning, and the stolen car was later recovered in New Brunswick, also Tuesday.

This was reported by West Caldwell Police on their Facebook page.

The Jeep had crashed in New Brunswick, and was found unoccupied. Police are continuing their search for the suspects involved.

At 4:36 a.m. Tuesday, residents of a home on Lougheed Avenue in West Caldwell were awakened by the sound of forced entry through a rear sliding glass door, said West Caldwell Police. The homeowner got up to investigate the noise and was confronted by three armed individuals on the first floor.

The three suspects, who were armed with firearms, bound the homeowner’s wrists and ankles with tape and held him at gunpoint while ransacking the residence.

During the robbery, the suspects stole a number of collectibles and cash before fleeing the scene in the homeowner’s Jeep Grand Cherokee. West Caldwell Police say it appears the home was "targeted."

The Jeep was found later Tuesday morning crashed in New Brunswick, and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Crime Scene Unit is currently combing it for evidence.

"Preliminary details from this incident appear that this residence was targeted by the actors and this does not appear to be consistent with recent home burglaries for high-end motor vehicles in the area," said police in the wealthy Essex County town.