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Suspect Wanted for Theft of Car, Handgun from Auto Dealership

Newark

Police in Newark request the public’s help identifying a suspect wanted in connection with a handgun and a vehicle among six stolen automobiles taken from a car dealership on June 6. 

Officials said police responded to a call about a burglary around 4:30 a.m. at United Auto Sales in the 300 block of Elizabeth Avenue.

Upon arrival, the owner of the car dealership told police officers that someone had broken into his business and stole six vehicles after cutting the lock to a chained gate.  

According to police, six individuals were captured on surveillance video getting out of a vehicle and breaking into the business.

The suspects ransacked the dealership office and took keys to six vehicles that each of them drove from the car lot, according to police. 

One of the stolen cars - a 2013 white BMW 328 - was recovered three days later, on June 9, after it collided with two parked cars in the 300 block of South 6th Street.

The suspect in the picture and another man were captured on surveillance video exiting the vehicle and fleeing on foot.

Officers recovered a .45 caliber Colt handgun from the BMW. On June 10, a second vehicle – a 2016 red Hyundai Sonata – was recovered. 

The remaining cars reported stolen a 2010 white Mercedes Benz E350, 2013 gray BMW 740, 2016 gray Audi, and a 2016 black Kia Forte. 

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