Police release sketch of driver, worry he may commit "more dangerous crimes."
TRENTON -- Authorities are turning to the public for help after they say a man driving a stolen car twice outran police looking to pull him over on New Jersey highways.
State Police on Wednesday released a sketch of the driver of a silver Ford Focus who first led troopers on a 22-mile chase on April 7 after they attempted a traffic stop on Interstate 78 in Newark.
A State Police spokesman said at the time the troopers called off the chase due to safety concerns after the man got off at exit 9 in New Brunswick.
They later learned the car, which has the license plate Y64GNE, had been reported stolen out of Perth Amboy.
Days later, on April 12, officers from the Clark Police Department in Union County were out on a shoplifting call when they saw the car and tried to pull the driver over.
"The suspect once again refused to stop and officers followed the vehicle before stopping for safety reasons as it entered the Garden State Parkway," a State Police spokesman said in a public announcement on the division's Facebook page.
The sketch shows a young man with a baseball hat and a small amount of facial hair on his chin.
"Detectives are concerned that the suspect may pose a greater risk to the community by resorting to more dangerous crimes," State Police said.
Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact Trooper Brian McNally at the State Police Somerville station at 908-725-0107 or lpp7664@gw.njsp.org or Clark Police Detective Sgt. George Marmarou at 732-388-3434.
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