HANOVER TOWNSHIP, NJ (Morris County) – Two adults, two juveniles were taken into custody following a stolen car investigation in Hanover Township, according to police.
On June 2, police were advised that a recent stolen car victim was following his stolen car utilizing a Mercedes tracking app. The caller provided his location which was in the Cedar Knolls area of the township, police said.
Officers converged to the area and were able to locate the vehicle stopped on Boulevard Road. Several police vehicles surrounded the vehicle and exited their patrol cars in an attempt to arrest the occupants, police said.
The Mercedes than accelerated, jumped a curb hitting a utility pole and then collided with the vehicle being driven by the individual that was tracking the stolen vehicle. The Mercedes suffered heavy damage to the front end and to the tires of the vehicle which caused it to become disabled a short distance down the road, police said.
The four male occupants than exited the vehicle and ran into the surrounding woods. A brief search resulted in locating all four suspects in the woods, police said.
During the search of the stolen motor vehicle, a stolen loaded handgun with hollow points bullets was located, police said.
Daeshawn Craddock, 26, of Irvington was arrested and charged with receiving stolen property, weapons possession (hollow point bullets), unlawful possession of a weapon, employing a juvenile in commission of a crime, certain persons not to have weapons, possession of a weapon and contempt.
Sabree Brown, 19, of Irvington was arrested and charged with receiving stolen property, weapons possession (hollow point bullets), unlawful possession of a weapon, employing a juvenile in commission of a crime, possession of a weapon and contempt.
The two juveniles were charged with receiving stolen property, weapons possession (hollow point bullets), unlawful possession of a weapon, resisting arrest, possession of a weapon and conspiracy.
The juvenile driver was also charged with eluding and was issued summonses for failure to stop for emergency vehicle, driving without a license, failure to observe stop sign, improper U-Turn, window obstruction, failure to obey signal from officer, failure to give proper signal, abandoned vehicle, leaving the scene of an accident, failure to observe traffic lanes, throwing objects from a vehicle, failure to report an accident, open container, reckless driving and operating a motor vehicle on a sidewalk.
The two adult males were transported to the Morris County Jail, the two juveniles were transported to the Morris County Juvenile Detention Center pending their court appearances.
