Sneaky carjacking stuns driver, gas station attendant in Red Bank, NJ

RED BANK — Security video captured the moment a car was stolen from a gas station after the driver got out to pay.

The video from 8:25 p.m. Friday shows the driver of a sedan standing outside while an attendant is at the pump at the Shell station at the intersection of Shrewsbury Avenue and Newman Springs Road.

A white BMW X5 SUV with Pennsylvania plates pulls up to the pumps, a man gets out from the back seat and crouches in front of the sedan.

The customer walks to the pump to pay the attendant as the thief crawls to the driver’s door.

When the customer notices the thief get behind the wheel, he runs to the door, opens it and confronts the thief.

Red Bank Police Chief Mike Frazee said the customer was worried the carjacker was armed.

The SUV and the sedan pulled out of the station and onto Newman Springs Road, according to police.

Frazee said Monday morning that the vehicle had not been recovered and no arrests have been made.