Dead END: Elmwood Park Police Capture Fleeing Driver After 7-Eleven Car Theft

A Bronx man was captured by Elmwood Park police moments after he swiped a sedan from outside a local 7-Eleven early Wednesday, authorities said.

Jeffrey Ciman
Photo Credit: *BACKGROUND: Boyd A. Loving (file)*

Jerry DeMarco

05/17/2023 12:03 p.m.

Officers responding to the victim’s call spotted the 2016 Chrysler 200 turning off Broadway onto Mola Boulevard shortly before 1 a.m. May 17, Elmwood Park Police Chief Michael Foligno said.

Jeffrey Ciman, 48, initially refused to stop but eventually pulled over and was taken into custody on dead-ended Iozia Terrace, the chief said.

The sedan was returned to the victim, Foligno said.

Ciman, meanwhile, was brought to headquarters, where the chief said he threw a cup of water in an officer’s face.

Police charged Ciman with receiving stolen property and eluding, among other offenses. He remained held Wednesday in the Bergen County Jail awaiting a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack.

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