The following information was provided by the Mt. Laurel Police Department.
Mt. Laurel Police arrested a 35-year-old man and 28-year-old man, both of Rochester, N.Y., on Nov. 5 for burglary and theft. The two were arrested by police in Rochester and extradited to Burlington County as a result of arrest warrants issued by the Mt. Laurel Police. The two men were part of a group involved in a smash and grab burglary and theft that occurred at the Verizon store on Route 73 on Oct. 30, 2013. The group stole over $75,000 worth of cell phones during the burglary. A third suspect, a 25-year-old man from Rochester, was arrested by Mt. Laurel Police on the night of the crime in 2013. The two men were committed to the Burlington County Jail in lieu of $75,000 bail each.
Mt. Laurel Police responded to the unit block of Sandhurst Drive on Nov. 6 at 5 a.m. after a resident reported a suspicious person in the area. An officer located a 45-year-old man from Philadelphia as he was trying to get into his own vehicle. An investigation revealed that he was in possession of property stolen from a vehicle on Wembley Drive. He was arrested and charged with burglary and theft. Further investigation revealed that the man was responsible for several thefts from vehicles in the area on that evening and on previous dates. Detectives from the Mt. Laurel Police Department are working with local police departments to determine if he is responsible for crimes in their jurisdictions. He was committed to the Burlington County Jail in lieu of $2,500 bail.
An employee of the Shell station on Route 38 reported a customer drove off without paying for $20 worth of gasoline on Nov. 3 at approximately 6:15 a.m.
The victim was contacted by phone by a suspect representing themselves as a PSE&G employee. The suspect told the victim they had a past due electric bill of $1,008.02 and demanded immediate payment. The victim was instructed to purchase Green Dot Money Pak gift cards at the CVS on Route 38 to use for payment. The victim later realized the transaction was fraudulent after purchasing the gift cards and providing the card and PIN numbers to the suspect.
An employee of the Ulta on Nixon Drive reported that on Nov. 4 at 3:40 p.m. seven females rapidly entered the store and placed several bottles of merchandise into their coat pockets and ran out of the store. The merchandise was valued at approximately $400. The suspects fled the area in a white Pontiac bearing a Pennsylvania registration prior to police arrival.
An employee of the Super 8 Motel on Fellowship Road reported a 32-inch Phillips flat screen television, valued at $535,was taken from a room. The incident occurred at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 4.
A resident of the 600 block of Orchard Way reported someone made fraudulent purchases totaling over $230 using the victim’s credit card. The victim did not report losing their credit card. The purchases were made on Oct. 31 at an unspecified location in New York State, and in Columbus and Wrightstown.
The owner of a vehicle parked in the rear parking area of the Cambridge Crossing shopping plaza on Dearborne Circle reported the front passenger side window of their 2013 Toyota Corolla was smashed out and a Vera Bradley lunch box, valued at $20, was removed. The incident occurred on Nov. 4 between 4 p.m. and 5:10 p.m. Damage to the vehicle is estimated at $200.
The owner of a disabled vehicle parked on Sternlight Drive reported the theft of license plates from the vehicle between Sept. 7 and Nov. 6.
An employee of the Mt. Laurel Library on Walt Whitman Avenue reported the theft of $1,185 in cash from a library office. The incident occurred between 9 p.m. Oct. 30 and 2 p.m. Nov. 1. There was no sign of forced entry.
