Police Catch Fleeing Man After Paramus Cars Burglarized: Chief

PARAMUS, NJ — A man was arrested after vehicles in residents' driveways were burglarized early Tuesday morning, police said.

Jaquil Spruill, 26, was charged with eluding police, possession of stolen property, and possession of marijuana, said Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg.

Paramus police officers responded to a reported theft at the Exxon station at Route 17 and Century Road at 3:12 a.m., Ehrenberg said. Three black men wearing dark-colored clothing were inside the vehicle, he said.

At 3:54 a.m., officers responded to Highland Avenue on a report of a suspicious black Range Rover and men walking around residents' driveways, the chief said.

Police found a man wearing a ski mask behind the steering wheel and two other men in ski masks running toward it, Ehrenberg said. The driver fled and one man was able to get in while the other, Spruill, was left behind, he said.

Paramus police officers and a Bergen County Sheriff's K9 unit chased after Spruill and found him behind a home, Ehrenberg said.

Police pursued the Range Rover on Route 17 South, but lost sight of it near Essex Street.

Several vehicles on Highland Avenue was ransacked and property stolen from them, Ehrenberg said. Police believe the men are part of a crew responsible for ongoing vehicle thefts throughout Bergen County, often involving key fobs and keys left in vehicles overnight, he said.

Police developed information about the other suspects after Spruill's arrest. More arrests are expected soon, the chief said.

Anyone with information regarding the investigation is asked to call the Paramus Police Department at 201-262-3400.

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