Engine troubles foiled two men who Pennsylvania State Police allege were driving in a stolen car.
Christian Isiah Rivera, 18, of Wappingers Falls, New York, and Luis Sanchez Pitts, 18, of Brooklyn, New York, were stopped by a trooper along I-95 south in Middletown around 11 p.m. Wednesday. The two said they were walking along the highway because their vehicle encountered engine troubles up the road, according to state police.
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A trooper discovered the car the men left behind was reported stolen out of New York City.
The two were attempting to take the car through Lower Bucks County into Philadelphia, state police said.
Both men were charged with receiving stolen property and remanded to the Bucks County Correctional Facility. Rivera also was charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and driving without a license.
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Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
