Suspects crash head-on with Rutherford police car while fleeing alleged burglary

A Newark man was arrested with a juvenile, whom police are calling his accomplice, after the two allegedly burglarized a Rutherford home Tuesday morning and then crashed head-on with a police cruiser in an attempt to dodge authorities as officers gave chase, borough police said.

Officers responded to a home on Riverside Terrace in response to the burglary and saw the suspects fleeing in a car stolen from West Orange, Rutherford Police Chief John Russo claimed.

The resulting chase ended when the 18-year-old Newark man, who was driving the alleged getaway vehicle, collided with a Rutherford patrol car on West Passaic Avenue. The officer driving the cruiser was released later that day after receiving medical treatment, according to Russo.

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Neither suspect was injured.

Authorities charged the 18-year-old with burglary, aggravated assault on an officer, possession of burglary tools, employing a juvenile in the commission of a crime, receiving stolen property and resisting arrest.

Additionally, both suspects were charged with hindering apprehension and attempted burglary.

As of Tuesday afternoon, the 18-year-old suspect remained in the Bergen County Jail while awaiting a court hearing. The juvenile suspect, whom Russo declined to identify by age or hometown, was released to the custody of a family member.

This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Rutherford NJ police car hit pursuing alleged burglary suspects