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Two masked men steal car near Journal Square bankJersey City NJ

audio iconMotor Vehicle Theft
West St, Jersey City, NJ 07306

Two masked men stole a car from a man withdrawing money at a bank near Journal Square. A witness briefly followed the stolen red Honda Civic but lost sight of it. Officers were dispatched to the area.

Audio|Source: Jersey City Police
03:7
Transcript:
00:00
Just advising you, a call just came in for true Journal Square Concourse West.
00:06
A caller was taking money out of the bank, left his car on.
00:11
Two masked men jumped in and already took off.
00:13
It's about five minutes in the past.
00:16
I received you had a unit.
00:27
We got all the units tied up or on report.
00:35
Do you have any vehicle description?
00:42
Red Honda Civic.
00:51
I guess you put the registration out and wait for the midnight with.
01:01
I'll let the hand-knack this match for now.
01:06
I'll wait on that.
01:09
Receive.
01:16
See us on channel switch over channel one for the minute.
01:18
I'm going to switch over to one.
01:21
Okay,
01:25
Sergeant.
01:30
I'd just be advised, I'm being informed by one of the call takers, they're putting the call up now,
01:36
that there is a witness to this incident that is following the vehicle now.
01:42
Do you have that call on the right now?
01:45
That's correct.
01:46
I was still on the line right now.
01:53
Was it okay?
01:56
Said it turned, but...
01:59
It went down Kennedy to Newkirk, maybe left on Newkirk.
02:10
I received just whatever party that is, we just let them know not to intervene if they have eyes.
02:17
That's great.
02:18
So that we get a unit out there, we'll get a unit out.
02:21
Just see if you got a plane and confirm that as a vehicle.
02:25
All right, for a minute now.
02:30
I'm going to call the North Sea if we get a full unit on a roll call.
02:38
Can you make your way over to Two General Square? Two General Square.
02:42
We had a caller, call up saying as he was taking his money out of the bank over there, that two masked men got into his vehicle and took off.
02:52
As of right now,
02:53
there is,
02:55
there was someone following the car.
02:56
It doesn't seem like they're following the car anymore, but...
02:59
It's no longer in the area of General Square west near Newark.
03:04
Can you head over there and meet with the victim to General Square at the pack?

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West St, Jersey City, NJ 07306
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