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Terrifying Moment: Carjackers Rush Lyndhurst Mom With Child In Back Seat

The rampant crime wave involving stolen vehicles took a terrifying turn when a Lyndhurst mother was rushed by two carjackers as she pulled her SUV into her garage with her child in the back seat.

Lyndhurst police: (201) 939-2900

Lyndhurst police: (201) 939-2900

Photo Credit: LYNDHURST PD

Three bandits in all were "casing the area targeting high-end vehicles" in an Audi stolen out of Elizabeth a short time before the frightening incident on Sanford Avenue around noon Thursday, Sept. 15, Lyndhurst Police Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said.

"One of them forcefully opened the driver's side door," Auteri said. "He ordered the woman out of the vehicle.

"However, we believe he was startled by the presence of a young child in the back seat," Auteri said. "Both men then retreated to their vehicle and fled the scene.

"They were last seen traveling over the bridge into Nutley," he said.

A resident reported seeing the same vehicle in the neighborhood on Saturday. Police were investigating.

Anyone who might have seen something or has home security video that could help with the investigation is asked to call Lyndhurst police: (201) 939-2900.

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