Tires Swiped Off Parked Car In Montclair, Bystander Spots Thief: Police

MONTCLAIR, NJ — Someone swiped two tires off a parked car in Montclair early Monday morning – and a bystander spotted the thief, authorities say.

The bystander told police that he heard a car alarm activate while he was on the fourth floor of his apartment building on South Fullerton Avenue around 2:45 a.m.

When he went to see what was happening, the bystander saw a man in a winter jacket and baseball cap hauling a tire into the back seat of an older model, tan Lexus sedan. The man then took a trolley jack down from another vehicle and drove out of the parking lot, police said.

Police arrived at the scene to find a black 2024 Mercedes Benz C30 with the front and rear driver’s side tires missing. Lug nuts for the tires were found lying on the ground beside the car.

There weren’t any signs that the vehicle’s interior was rummaged through, police said.

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