An Elizabeth man is in the Middlesex County jail, charged with two attempted carjackings and robberies in Woodbridge on Nov. 18, 2015.
An Elizabeth man is in the Middlesex County jail, charged with two attempted carjackings in Woodbridge. WOODBRIDGE TOWNSHIP -- An Elizabeth man is in the Middlesex County jail, charged with two attempted carjackings and robberies on Nov. 18, 2015.
Isaiah Malik Smith, 19, was arrested after Woodbridge police received a call about a suspicious person in the area of Jefferson Street and Isabelle Street in the Menlo Park section of the township at about 1:50 p.m. Nov. 18, 2015.
Police said officers arrived at the scene, but were then dispatched to Ford Avenue in the same section of town on a report of an assault taking place. They arrived to find a struggle between a man, identified as Smith, allegedly trying to carjack a vehicle.
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Police said Smith attacked the driver as he sat in the vehicle and attempted to pull him out, but the driver resisted and struggled with Smith until police arrived and arrested him.
Authorities said investigators discovered that prior to the incident on Ford Avenue, Smith allegedly attempted to carjack a vehicle on Jefferson Street and Menlo Park Terrace, but failed.
Police said the victim in the second incident sustained minor face injuries.
Authorities said when Smith was arrested officers found a box cutter, ski mask, leather gloves, screwdriver and assorted jewelry.
The investigation is continuing, police said.
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