A 10-year-old boy escaped a carjacking attempt on Monday in Newark, police reports said.
The boy escaped the car safely after the initial theft, police reports said (file photo).NEWARK — A 10-year-old boy escaped a carjacking attempt on Monday in Newark, police reports said.
The boy's mother told police she arrived at a Columbia Avenue residence early Monday morning to drop a second child off at the home of a babysitting family member, the reports said.
The boy's mother later observed a man enter the still-running vehicle and drive off in it with her son, who was sleeping on the car's rear seat, the reports said.
Upon realizing the boy was still inside the vehicle, the suspect revealed a firearm and told the child, "Get out before I shoot you," the reports said.
The child grabbed his backpack and got out of the car near the intersection of West End Ave. and Plymouth St., the reports said.
The suspect drove on, and police later found the stolen car at North Munn Ave., the said. The mother's cell phone, which was inside the vehicle, was not recovered, the reports said.
A spokesman said a Newark Police Department investigation into the incident is ongoing.
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