Blackwood Man Arrested on Robbery Charges
Monday, April 30, 2018
GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP NJ (April 30, 2018)(CNBNewsnet)--On April 13-2018, at approximately 02:10 AM, GTPD responded to the 7-Eleven Convenient Store, 508 E. Church Street for a reported armed Robbery. The suspect had approached the counter and asked for a pack of Newport 100’s cigarettes. He then demanded money from the store clerk and motioned to his waistband as if he has a weapon.
The store clerk complied with his demands, and then the suspect fled in a sedan towards Route 42. Therefore, a comprehensive investigation was initiated. The GTPD, through its newly launched GT eyewatch program, received a tip through our GTPD Anonymous Tip Line, which identified the suspect as Michael Haynes. On 4-26-2018, the GTPD’s Operations Response Unit and Retail Theft Unit had arrested the accused at his residence located within the Millbridge Apartment Complex without incident. He was later charged with Robbery and remanded to the Camden County Jail.
Arrested: Michael Haynes, Age 44, Millbridge Apartments, Blackwood was charged with Robbery N.J.S. 2C:15-1a(2) A Crime of the Second Degree. He was remanded to the Camden County Jail.
Anyone may report suspicious activity to the Gloucester Township Police Department by calling 911 (Emergency) 856-228-4500 (Non-Emergency), or our GTPD Anonymous Tip Line: 856-842-5560. To send an Anonymous Tip via Text Message to Gloucester Township Police, text the keyword TIP GLOTWPPD and your tip message to 888777. You may also click here to access our Anonymous Web Tip Page: https://local.nixle.com/tip/alert/5170177. If you see something, say something.
A GT eyewatch tab has been added to our website at http://www.gtpolice.com/category/eye-watch/ for easy viewing. GT eyewatch also encourages residents to register their home or business video surveillance cameras with us. When a crime happens or we are searching for someone lost, neighborhood cameras can sometimes offer valuable images. Time can be critical in locating these images and when residents register their cameras with us, it can help all of us be even safer. You can register your resident or business cameras by visiting http://www.gtpolice.com/gloucester-township-police-camera-program/.
source Gloucester Township Police