A 17-year-old male from Roselle has been charged in connection with an incident that occurred in Cranford earlier this month.
On Jan. 10, a Stoughton Avenue resident contacted police to report a possible vehicle burglary in progress.
Responding units located a vehicle on Culin Drive matching a description given by the caller.
As Officer Dan Donnerstag approached the vehicle on foot it pulled away, struck him, and fled the scene.
The vehicle was located abandoned a short distance away.
The officer was not seriously injured in the incident.
The vehicle was impounded and a subsequent search warrant execution revealed property from multiple car burglaries previously reported in Cranford and nearby towns.
After a follow-up investigation by the detective, the 17-year-old driver was positively identified and charged with aggravated assault on a police officer, eluding, resisting arrest, unlawful possession of two (2) bb/pellet handguns, and receiving stolen property.
All charges will be adjudicated in the Family Part of the Superior Court.