Youth Fleeing Stolen Car Found Hiding In Wall Backyard, Police Say

WALL, NJ — Wall police, assisting Stafford police locate a stolen car, discovered a youth hiding in a backyard on Herbertsville Road last Friday night.

At about 10:30 p.m. on March 29, Wall officers went to the area of Herbertsville Road and the Garden State Parkway to assist Stafford police pursuing a car stolen from that town, Wall police said.

The car stopped in Wall, and the occupants fled, police in Wall said.

Wall officers found a juvenile, age 16, from Newark hiding in the backyard of the house on Herbertsville Road. The juvenile was taken into custody and transferred to Stafford police in connection with the matter, authorities here said on Monday.