Union and Essex County authorities are on the search for several armed carjacking suspects that struck in Elizabeth and Newark overnight.
Police in Elizabeth responded to reports of a carjacking that occurred outside a club shortly before 1 a.m. in the 200 block of Broad Street. The suspects (only described as two black males) were possibly occupying a light colored Hyundai when they stepped out of the vehicle, produced a weapon, taking a silver BMW from a male victim.
The vehicle taken has a reported NJ license plate number "L29-AFZ"
Over in the West Ward of Newark, police are looking for four black males that stole a burgundy 1998 Nissan near South Orange Ave. and Speedway Ave. around 4 a.m. One of the suspects was reportedly armed with a gun.
This was the second reported carjacking in the city's West Ward within a 3-hour time span. The first carjacking occurred about 2 blocks away on North Munn.
No injuries were reported in either incident.