Carjacking

Long Branch Police are searching for clues following a reported carjacking on Wednesday night where the man who allegedly took the vehicle, crashed it and then took off on foot.

On Monday, we reported that the number of carjackings in New Jersey has dropped in recent years, but there are still hundreds of incidents annually. But what should you do if you suddenly find yourself in a situation where you're in your car and someone is coming at you with a weapon or if they're right outside the vehicle?

About five years ago there was a rash of carjackings in New Jersey. The situation is improving but carjacking remains a serious concern, according to law enforcement officials.

A Lakewood man released by Township police Monday after posting bail on a Domestic Violence charge, was arrested later that afternoon for allegedly carjacking a vehicle with three females who he knew, according to police.

A New Egypt 47-year-old is accused of stealing his girlfriends car and cell phone when an argument flared out of control on Route 72 in Stafford

Lakewood Police have released a sketch of the suspect in this month's carjacking.

The widow of an attorney who was fatally shot during a carjacking at The Mall at Short Hills is suing the mall owners and a first aid squad.

The latest takedown of an international carjacking and vehicle theft ring, with immediate ties to New Jersey, shines a light on a problem plaguing the state's northern half.

One month after a New Jersey lawyer was shot and killed during a botched carjacking at the Mall at Short Hills, police are investigating another Short Hills car theft.

Four men were arrested and charged early Saturday in the Short Hills mall carjacking that took the life of Toms River native Dustin Friedland last Sunday.