Man Faces Burglary Charges After Entering Chatham Car: Police

Chatham NJ

03 November, 2021

1:53 PM

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CHATHAM, NJ — A Newark man is facing burglary and other charges in Morris County Superior Court after Chatham Township Police say he is connected to a stolen car that turned up in the township, as well as entering an unlocked township resident's car. According to a news release from Chief Thomas Miller, overnight on Oct. 22, one of the officers saw a car on Ormont Road, that he deemed suspicious and after approaching it, the driver, Shamar Owens, 19 of Newark, drove off. Subscribe to Patch for local news updates to your inbox. (It's free) https://patch.com/subscribe After abandoning the car on Valley View Road, Miller said Owens left the area on foot, but police and the Morris County Sheriff's Office K9 section, caught up with him later. In the course of the department's investigation, responding officers found that the car Owens had been driving was recently taken from Kenilworth, Miller said. They also determined after looking at surveillance from a home on Mountainside Drive - Owens had been inside an unknown resident's unlocked car that was in their driveway. The police department, which reminded residents to keep their car doors locked and take all valuable items from them, said Owens was charged, in addition to burglary, with conspiracy to commit burglary, obstructing the administration of law and unlawful taking by means of conveyance. Questions or comments about this story? Have a news tip? Contact me at: [email protected].