On January 11, 2011 at approximately 6:05 pm police received a call from the Sears store, located on Highway 35 in Middletown, reporting a subject who had just shoplifted clothing from the store and then fled in a vehicle. The description of the vehicle, including the plate number, was provided to patrol units.
Patrolman Jason Caruso ran the plate number which came back to a residence on Ohio Avenue in Middletown. He responded to the area and located the vehicle being driven on Fielding Avenue, a nearby street. Patrolman Caruso attempted to stop the vehicle but it refused to stop. He pursued the vehicle through a series of streets until it finally came to a stop on Ohio Avenue.
Upon approaching the vehicle Officer Caruso observed a pile of clothing on the rear seat which had been stolen from the store. He placed the driver, Courtney Moran, age 34, from Carr Avenue in Keansburg, NJ, under arrest. While searching Moran incident to the arrest he located a clear cigarette wrapper in an open pocket of her wallet containing a green vegetation which Caruso recognized as marijuana.
Moran was transported to police headquarters where she was charged with Shoplifting, Eluding police, Possession of under 50 grams of marijuana and numerous motor vehicle violations. Moran was held on $25,000.00 bail with no 10% option set by Judge Richard Thompson.
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