Airborne cop spotted a stolen car early Tuesday
NEWARK -- Police aboard NPD1, the department's helicopter, tracked a stolen car early Tuesday until it stopped and one of the suspects was arrested, the department said in a statement.
The officer aboard the helicopter alerted officers on the ground when he saw the car speeding near Central Avenue and S 10th Street around 2 a.m. The chopper kept tabs on the vehicle, a stolen 2016 Audi A3, which stopped at Quitman Street. Four people got out and fled, police said.
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One of the suspects, a juvenile, was arrested after NPD1 notified officers on the ground of the car's exact location.
"This is yet another example that NPD1 enables arrests to be made from observations from the air that can't be seen from the street," said Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose.
This investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with additional information is urged to call the department's 24-hour Crime Stoppers' tip line at 877 NWK-TIPS (877 695-8477) or NWK-GUNS (877 695-4867). All anonymous Crime Stopper tips are kept confidential and could result in a reward.
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