Cops looking for Christmas Eve carjacking suspect who drove off with 4-year-old in vehicle – NJ.com

Newark police are asking for the public’s help as they search for a man who carjacked a vehicle on Christmas Eve as a 4-year-old slept in the back seat.

Moments after a woman stepped out of the vehicle around 4:50 p.m. on the 100 block of Broadway with the engine running, the man slipped into the car and sped south toward Bloomfield Avenue, according to Newark police.

He ran off after abandoning the car near the corner of Broadway and Bloomfield. The child never woke up and was not hurt.

Police say the carjacker was wearing a black jacket, gray hooded sweatshirt and black pants.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Newark police’s tips line at 1-877-695-8477. Tips are confidential and could result in a reward.

A similar incident took place a few weeks earlier when a man carjacked an SUV on Bloomfield Avenue with two children, 9 and 11 inside. That carjacking ended the same way — with the thief abandoning the car a few blocks away and the children unharmed.

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Jeff Goldman may be reached at jeff_goldman@njadvancemedia.com