3 arrested after allegedly stealing truck, fleeing police
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Three teenagers are accused of stealing a truck and fleeing police through two New Jersey towns.
Charged are Zaire L. Wheeler, 19, of the 1100 block of South 15th Street in Easton and Jowell Rooks, 18, of the 800 block of North Boulevard in Alpha.
Greenwich Township police at 6:23 a.m. Saturday were called to Thomas Carling Drive for a report of four males walking through a yard and possibly stealing a truck.
Officers found the described truck traveling along Greenwich Street and attempted to stop the male driver, but the driver kept going, police said. A chase ensued until the truck eventually stopped along Sinclair Avenue in Pohatcong Township and the driver and three male occupants ran, police said.
Officers were able to catch up to a male juvenile and place him under arrest. Neighboring police departments helped in taking Wheeler and Rooks into custody. The fourth male remains wanted by police.
Both Wheeler and Rooks are charged with resisting arrest, burglary, conspiracy and theft. Wheeler also faces an additional resisting arrest charge. They were taken to the Warren County jail while the juvenile was processed and released to an adult.
Wheeler and Rooks are scheduled to appear in state Superior Court in Belvidere at 9 a.m. Monday. Police said additional charges are pending in the case.
Also assisting in the case were officers from Pohatcong Township, Lopatcong Township, Washington Township, Phillipsburg, Hackettstown and New Jersey State Police.
Several other vehicles were reported burglarized in Greenwich and Pohatcong townships and police are urging witnesses and victims to provide information at 908-454-1010. Wheeler and Rooks were not charged in any other cases.
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Three teenagers are accused of stealing a truck and fleeing police through two New Jersey towns.
Charged are Zaire L. Wheeler, 19, of the 1100 block of South 15th Street in Easton and Jowell Rooks, 18, of the 800 block of North Boulevard in Alpha.
Greenwich Township police at 6:23 a.m. Saturday were called to Thomas Carling Drive for a report of four males walking through a yard and possibly stealing a truck.
Officers found the described truck traveling along Greenwich Street and attempted to stop the male driver, but the driver kept going, police said. A chase ensued until the truck eventually stopped along Sinclair Avenue in Pohatcong Township and the driver and three male occupants ran, police said.
Officers were able to catch up to a male juvenile and place him under arrest. Neighboring police departments helped in taking Wheeler and Rooks into custody. The fourth male remains wanted by police.
Both Wheeler and Rooks are charged with resisting arrest, burglary, conspiracy and theft. Wheeler also faces an additional resisting arrest charge. They were taken to the Warren County jail while the juvenile was processed and released to an adult.
Wheeler and Rooks are scheduled to appear in state Superior Court in Belvidere at 9 a.m. Monday. Police said additional charges are pending in the case.
Also assisting in the case were officers from Pohatcong Township, Lopatcong Township, Washington Township, Phillipsburg, Hackettstown and New Jersey State Police.
Several other vehicles were reported burglarized in Greenwich and Pohatcong townships and police are urging witnesses and victims to provide information at 908-454-1010. Wheeler and Rooks were not charged in any other cases.
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