Crime & Safety
Alleged Haddonfield Bank Robber Caught in Burlington County
The alleged robber hit the PNC Bank on Haddon Avenue on Monday, after allegedly robbing four banks in Burlington County in recent weeks.
A 22-year-old Camden man has been arrested and charged with a string of bank robberies, including a heist at the PNC Bank in Haddonfield on Monday, authorities in Burlington County announced Wednesday.
The alleged robber, Brandon Dickerson, was arrested in Edgewater Park on Tuesday outside his girlfriend's home. Dickerson, of the 1100 block of Mechanic Street in Camden, has been charged with five counts of robbery.
In addition to the Haddonfield heist, Dickerson hit banks in Maple Shade, Florence, Mount Holly and Burlington City, Burlington County Prosecutor Robert D. Bernardi said.
Investigators were able to lift a fingerprint from a note in one of the robberies, and, after running it through a database, identify Dickerson as the suspect, Bernardi said, despite Dickerson's attempts to conceal his face.
“I would defy anyone to be able to say who that is,” Bernardi said, gesturing toward a surveillance photo taken during one of the robberies. “These individuals know there are cameras in the bank. They know where they’re placed. Many times they’ll go in and probably case the bank out.”
Authorities began watching several locations at which they believed Dickerson might turn up, and, on Tuesday, Edgewater Park Police took him into custody without incident outside his girlfriend’s home, officials said. He was also wanted on a warrant out of Mount Holly for failure to appear in municipal court on a simple assault charge.
Dickerson now faces up to 40 years in prison.
"We believe (the crimes were) motivated just by a desire to get some money to take care of his family, his girlfriend, etcetera," said Bernardi. "They’re not substantial amounts, but enough to buy some presents for under the Christmas tree."
Authorities did not recover any weapons belonging to Dickerson and don’t believe he used a weapon during the commission of any of the robberies, though in some of the cases his notes threatened that he had a gun, Bernardi said.
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The prosecutor said the investigation is ongoing, and authorities believe a second individual may have been involved in providing transportation for Dickerson to and from the scenes of the crimes.
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