Maine man arrested in New Jersey after Massachusetts car theft
READING, Mass. (WWLP) – A car theft case out of Massachusetts is now spanning the northeast.
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A 32-year-old man from Livermore Falls, Maine, was arrested in New Jersey for a car theft that happened in Massachusetts on Saturday.
The Reading Police Department states that at 6:33 p.m., the suspect stole a 2022 Range Rover from its owner at a gas station, hopping in it while he was at the pump, and partially running him over as he took off. The suspect pulled up in a blue Chevrolet Malibu reported stolen out of Maine, but changed his target when he saw the Range Rover.
The owner of the Range Rover, a 49-year-old man, held onto the mirror of the vehicle as the suspect drove away from the gas station parking lot. The man was dragged for approximately 20 feet. The man was taken to Lahey Hospital & Medical Center for his injuries.
The suspect left Massachusetts and drove to Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey. The man was arrested following a brief vehicle and foot chase in Robbinsville Township, New Jersey. The suspect will also likely face additional charges in both New Jersey and Maine.
WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.
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