Police Car Stolen from Scene of Botched Burglary

Authorities have found a police cruiser stolen from the scene of a botched jewelry store burglary in northern New Jersey.

Investigators tell The Record newspaper that the Edgewater police car was found around 9:30 a.m. Monday in Teaneck, several hours after it had been taken. The car wasn't damaged, and it appears nothing was taken from the vehicle.

The cruiser was stolen after police arrived at the store around 1:10 a.m. Monday. Officers spotted one suspect as they arrived, and two others soon fled the store. Two of the three were soon captured.

Authorities say the three suspects apparently broke into a vacant building next to the jewelry store, then tried to enter it  through an adjoining wall. But they instead set off the jewelry store's alarm.

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