Newark Man Tried To Flee In Stolen BMW: Paramus PD

PARAMUS, NJ – A 28-year-old Newark man faces charges after police say he was found with a stolen car early Wednesday morning and tried to flee from authorities.

Hysheem A. Walker was arrested after leading Paramus police officers down Route 17, onto the Garden State Parkway and then on to Route 21 before the stolen BMW he was in crashed, Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said.

Around 2:35 a.m., Paramus police received an alert from Upper Saddle River police that officers were trying to stop a 2017 BMW 7 series on Route 17 that was reported stolen Monday in Deal, the chief said. A short time later, Officer Nicholas Tanelli spotted the car, which was occupied by three men, and attempted to initiate a traffic stop, the chief said.

However, the BMW continued south, onto the Garden State Parkway and then onto Route 21, Ehrenberg said. Tanelli, along with Paramus Police Officer Connor Nutland, continued to pursue the vehicle, which lost control near Exit 4 in Newark and crashed, striking one of the Paramus police cars, the chief said.

No police injuries were reported.

While two of the suspects managed to escape on foot, the Paramus officers were able to apprehend one of men, Walker, Ehrenberg said. He was taken to Paramus Police Department, where he was charged with possession of a stolen car. He was remanded to Bergen County Jail pending a bail hearing, the chief said.

Paramus detectives, along with the New Jersey State Police Auto Theft Task Force, are continuing to investigate the case, Ehrenberg said.