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Jersey City Police Quickly Recover Carjacked Vehicle

Jersey City

JERSEY CITY NJ: Police quickly recovered a vehicle that was reportedly carjacked in the city last night.

Police responded to reports of a carjacking in progress that happened in the area of Crescent Ave and Astor Place shortly before 8 p.m. when officers located the victim who reported being approached by two black male suspects who were armed with guns when they took his white Hyundai Sonata shortly before police arrived to the scene.

Several Police units heavily canvassed the area when they located the unoccupied vehicle on Johnston Ave. at Cornelison Ave. about 10 minutes later.

Police searched the area for the suspects but were not able to immediately locate the men.

There were no physical injuries reported.

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