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Three teens were arrested after they were caught breaking into a woman's car early this morning, police said.

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JERSEY CITY -- Three teens were arrested early this morning after police caught them breaking into a 66-year-old woman's car, according to a police report.

At 3:30 a.m., police on patrol noticed three teens surrounding a white vehicle parked on 7th Street near Newark Avenue, police said.

Police got out of their car when they saw a 14-year-old East Orange teen holding a screwdriver in the key well of the driver's side door, along with a second 14-year-old Orange teen and a 13-year-old Jersey City teen, the report states.

The three teens began running from the officers, who then began to search the area, police said.

Within four minutes, one of the teens was spotted and arrested after he was found hiding between two parked cars on Brunswick Street, the report states.

Two other officers found the other teens matching the description and arrested them, police said.

At the scene, police recovered the screwdriver and a red brick, the report states.

A juvenile intake worker recommended the teens be released to their parents, police said.

Police could not immediately contact the car's owner, a 66-year-old woman from Bogota, the report states.

They are all charged with burglary, resisting arrest, and conspiracy, while one teen is additionally charged with possession of burglary tools.

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