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Lester Williams, 54, was speeding south on Anderson Avenue in the 2015 Honda Accord late Saturday when he saw a police car and hit the brake, rapidly slowing down, Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said.
Williams then made a quick left onto eastbound Jersey Avenue at Sal's Deli, where the Accord -- reported stolen earlier out of Bayonne -- slammed into two parked vehicles, one of which was a 2001 Ford Mustang, Capano said.
The other, a Hyundai Elantra, was pushed into a Honda Civic, he said.
Williams, who wasn't injured, tried to make a run for it through a nearby backyard but was captured soon after, the deputy chief said.
Police charged him with receiving stolen property, resisting arrest and possession of marijuana and a pipe. They also issued 13 summonses for offenses that included driving while suspended, leaving the scene of a crash, careless driving and crossing the double-yellow line.
Williams, whose arrest history in several New Jersey counties includes a host of burglaries, also was wanted on four outstanding warrants out of Hudson County, records show.
He remained held Monday in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court.
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