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Blaise Wiget, 32, entered and drove away in a vehicle that had been left idling in the parking lot of a business in Franklin on Feb. 6, borough police said.
Wiget, of Succasunna, later crashed on Route 80 east in Rockaway Township and ran from the scene, authorities said.
A follow-up investigation linked Wiget to the crash and found that he had stolen the car, police said.
Wiget was charged Feb. 9 with numerous offenses related to vehicle theft, narcotics possession, and burglary, police said.
He was being held at the Morris County Correctional Facility pending a court appearance.
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