Woman arrested after stealing truck from NJ auto dealership
WESTVILLE, N.J. (CBS) -- Westville police arrested a woman who's accused of stealing a truck from a car dealership and then nearly running over a worker who tried to stop her.
The incident, which was captured on surveillance video, happened Tuesday at Corsinos Auto Sales.
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Joseph Fioravanti said he was eating lunch inside the dealership when he saw a woman, who police identified as Rita Ramminger, climb into a truck in the dealership lot.
"It was very fast. When I saw the car started moving, that's when all bets were off. She was taking the car," Fioravanti said. "I tried to stop her. There's really nothing I could do."
Fioravanti said he tried to get in front of the car to stop Ramminger, but police said Ramminger struck Fioravanti before driving away.
"I'm just glad nobody got hurt," Fioravanti said. "I mean, a car is one thing, but nobody was hurt. That's the main thing, nobody got hurt."
Ramminger was arrested Friday and the truck has since been recovered.
Ramminger's facing charges of theft of a motor vehicle and assault by auto.
Police credit the community for providing tips, which allowed officers to quickly identify Ramminger.
She's being held at the Salem County Jail.