Police Seeking Pepper-Spraying Robbers

Police are seeking three males who used pepper spray to rob the Blackwood Clementon Road Little Caesars franchise late Friday night.

No one was injured in the armed robbery, according to police, but one employee who was pepper-sprayed did require minimal medical attention at the scene.

The pepper-spraying victim told police he left the back door to the business open after he took out the trash, allowing the robbers entry to the rear of the shop, Gloucester Township Police Capt. Jeff Weiserth said. The robbers then ordered a second employee to the ground.

There were no customers inside the store at the time of the armed robbery, which was reported to police at 11:15 p.m. Friday.

The robbers fled the Little Caesars franchise, located at 1263 Blackwood Clementon Rd., with roughly $2,400, Weiserth said.

Police have described the pepper-spray-wielding suspect as a black male who is about 5 feet, 8 inches tall and of a thin to medium build. He was wearing a dark, hooded sweatshirt, dark vest and a ski mask that covered much of his face.

His accomplices are described as light-skinned black males who are 5 feet, 8 inches to 5 feet, 10 inches tall. Both were wearing baggy clothing and also donned ski masks.

Police ask that anyone with information about the robbery contact Det. Lt. Eric Quintavalle at 856-228-4500 or leave a message on the department's anonymous tip line at 856-842-5560.