Police Seek Identity of Convenience Store Robbers
Burlington County - Over the past two months, nine convenience stores were robbed by what police believe to be the same subject. Numerous photos have been obtained from surveillance camera footage that show the same black male wearing a thin moustache and having an obvious dark scar or mole on his left cheek. With the help of the public, State Police are hoping to identify this dangerous subject and an accomplice who worked with him on several of these robberies.
The following is a summary of the robberies:
On October 1, October 14,
November 4, 2003 - Wawa store at 1301 SH 38 in Hainsport
Township robbed three times by same subject. During the second
event, the subject brandished a utility knife and on the third,
a hammer.
October 21, 2003 - Wawa
store on Fort Dix Rd. in Pemberton Township was robbed by
the same subject who threatened the store clerk with a switchblade
knife.
November 8, 2003 - Same
subject accompanied by another black male robbed the Wawa
store on Woodlane Road in Westampton Township. One subject
placed a knife against the abdomen of the store clerk and
demanded money. The subjects fled the area with the stolen
cash. A maroon vehicle was seen leaving the scene and entering
the Tarnsfield Development. Some evidence of the crime was
discovered in the Pennypacker section of Willingboro.
November 19, 2003 -
Same subject with mole or scar on left cheek robbed the Country
Farms store on Woodlane Rd. in Eastampton Township. He produced
a knife while demanding money and fled with the register proceeds.
November 24, 2003 -
6-12 Mini Mart on Woodlane Rd. in Eastampton was robbed by
the same subject at 3:30 p.m. The time of day differentiates
this crime from the previous. This incidence is being investigated
by Eastampton P.D.
November 27, 2003 -
These same two men from November 24, 2003 crime robbed the
Wawa store at US206 and SH38 in Southampton Township. During
this incident, one of the men implied that he had a gun under
his coat and he ordered the cashier to open the register.
The men took the cash and fled the store.
On December 1, 2003
- A lone black male robbed the 7-11 store on Haines Mill Rd.
in Delran. Showing a large knife, he ordered the cashier to
open the register. The subject matches the description of
the earlier crimes and videotape is being reviewed to get
a specific description. Delran P.D. is investigating.
Anyone having information regarding these subjects are requested
to call State Police detectives at
609-298-1171.
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