"The woman was only taking her kids out of the car when this bad guy overpowered her. I couldn't dial 911 fast enough because my hand just shook violently" (MBN follower)
Authorities are on the search for a violent carjacking suspect who struck overnight in the city.
Police were called to Dayton Street near Weequahic Park shortly before 11 p.m. on reports of a carjacking. According to witnesses in the area, a male suspect approached the female victim, (who was seen removing her children from a vehicle) violently throwing the woman to the ground then removed her children from the car before frantically driving away towards Frelinghuysen Ave.
Police caught up with the vehicle a short time later near the Elizabeth border where they followed it until they lost sight.
The vehicle is a pearl white Cadillac with a reported NJ license plate number "ZHN-61Z"
There were no reported injuries.