NJ officer fires at 2 suspected car thieves

WOODBURY, N.J. (AP) - September 18, 2011

Arrested were 19-year-old Gilbert D. Graham of Paulsboro and 20-year-old Daniel Dockendorff of Woodbury. No one was injured in the incident, which happened around 1 a.m. Saturday.

Police say the two officers had been looking for an SUV reported stolen by a pizza delivery driver. The vehicle was found crashed at an intersection.

One officer positioned himself on the driver's side of the SUV. The other was at the rear when the car began moving back toward him and he fired his service weapon, striking the SUV.

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