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The following reports are on file with the Mt. Laurel Police Department:
At 7 p.m. on Jan. 6, Mt. Laurel Police responded to the Harrington Middle School for a trespassing complaint. A custodian reported that at approximately 5 p.m. three to five juveniles entered the gym and began to play basketball. The custodian advised the subjects that the school was closed and they had to leave. The juveniles left the location, but returned a short time later and began running through the hallways tearing papers off of the walls and taunting the custodian. They left the school when they learned the police were on the way.
Other recent reports:
Two victims reported that between 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. on Jan. 12, two employees of a business at 100 Century Parkway reported cash was stolen from their purses that were at their desks.
On Dec. 14, Mt. Laurel Police responded to Costco on Centerton Road for a shoplifting complaint. The investigation revealed that two suspects stole $1,919.83 worth of merchandise. The investigation identified the suspects as Mirangeli M. Rivera, age 21, of Little Egg Harbor, and Angel A. Rodriguez Jr., age 29, of Minotola. Arrest warrants have been issued for both subjects.
At 2:45 p.m. on Jan. 11, Mt. Laurel Police conducted a suspicious person investigation at a hotel on the 1100 block of Route 73. During the investigation officers arrested Edna M. Biles, age 27, of Pemberton. She was charged with possession of a hypodermic syringe and released pending a court hearing.
On Dec. 10, a 38-year-old-male victim reported that he had been involved in an online relationship on Match.com for several years. The victim stated that over the years he wired money to his girlfriend. On Dec. 30, he sent her $600 for a flight to Philadelphia. When she did not arrive, the victim contacted her and she asked for another $2000. The victim realized that he was being scammed and did not send the money.
At 1:43 p.m. on Jan. 10, Mt. Laurel Police responded to Mt. Laurel Wine and Spirits, 720 South Church Street for a past tense shoplifting complaint. The investigation revealed that a subject stole a bottle of liquor valued at $10.
On Jan. 9, a resident on Wembley Drive reported that on Dec. 23 someone stole tools from a locked toolbox that was in the bed of his truck.
During the overnight hours of Jan. 7 into Jan. 8, someone broke a window on a building under construction on the 4500 block of Church Road.
At 7 p.m. on Jan. 6, Mt. Laurel Police responded to the Harrington Middle School for a trespassing complaint. A custodian reported that at approximately 5 p.m. three to five juveniles entered the gym and began to play basketball. The custodian advised the subjects that the school was closed and they had to leave. The juveniles left the location, but returned a short time later and began running through the hallways tearing papers off of the walls and taunting the custodian. They left the school when they learned the police were on the way.
At 9:11 p.m. on Jan. 6, Mt. Laurel Police responded to a fight in progress at Miller’s Ale House on Fellowship Road. The investigation revealed that a disgruntled 32-year-old female customer from Bronx, NY assaulted two employees.
