
NEW JERSEY (WPVI) -- A stolen purple Lamborghini reached speeds of over 100 mph as thieves tried in vain to evade capture during an intense police chase through multiple towns in New Jersey on Monday morning.
The driver was arrested but at least one other suspect is still on the run.
The car was taken from MoeModz, an auto customization shop in Elmwood Park, around 3:30 a.m.
Police say they climbed a wall and broke a window with a solid object to get inside the business. In a matter of minutes, they had the car and drove off, setting off an alarm that notified police.
The owner of the custom shop believes the suspects were looking for the chance to steal the Lamborghini.
"My belief, honestly, is I've been targeted for three days, or maybe more, or maybe I've been followed, I don't know," the business owner said. "But I do personally believe that I've been followed and I've been targeted specifically for this car."
The thieves drove the car to Newark, where it was tracked down by an auto theft task force. Police chased the vehicle but lost it when the suspects got away.
It popped up again in Bergen County, in Upper Saddle River, where another chase began.
Authorities used a tire deflation device as the vehicle made its way through Paramus.
The driver kept going, even with the damaged tires, into Hillside. That's where the car was surrounded and boxed in by police vehicles.
The suspects tried to run away but the driver was taken into custody on a charge of receiving stolen property.
He was identified by police as 21-year-old Munir Muhammad, of Newark.
In addition to the passenger who got away, police are also looking for another vehicle that may have also been involved.
The investigation is ongoing.