Paramus NJ police arrested two people who were allegedly traveling through the borough in a stolen truck.

According to authorities, two Paramus patrol officers were driving on Fairview Avenue around 7:00 a.m. when they spotted a 2004 Ford Expedition. The officers did a license plate check and learned that the truck had been reported stolen out of Passaic, New Jersey.

When the police officers activated their lights, the suspects allegedly continued driving for more than a mile. The truck eventually stopped in the area of Fairview Avenue and Concord Drive.

The officers then placed the driver and the passenger under arrest.

When officers searched the driver, a 50-year-old man from Clifton NJ, they allegedly discovered a crack pipe.
Police also searched the passenger, a 46-year-old woman from Garfield NJ, and allegedly found a number of ID cards with different names.

The driver was charged with receiving stolen property, eluding police, and possession of drug paraphernalia. The passenger was charged with possession of stolen credit cards.

After being arrested and processed, the main suspect was taken to the Bergen County Jail in Hackensack, NJ. He was being held at the jail in lieu of $50,000 bail.

Meanwhile, the other suspect was released from police custody on her own recognizance.

To learn more about this case, go to the NJ.com article entitled “Pair in Stolen Truck Also Had Stolen Credit Cards, Paramus Police Say.”