Crime & Safety

Police Seek Alleged Wawa Collection Box Thief

The crime dates back to Halloween and was recently discovered by Oaklyn police in a review of surveillance footage connected with an unrelated matter.

Oaklyn police are seeking help from the public in identifying a suspect wanted in the theft of money from a charity collection box on the counter of its White Horse Pike Wawa.

As seen in surveillance footage, the subject entered the store about 11:30 p.m. on Halloween, wearing a Cincinnati Reds baseball cap, a red and black jacket, dark pants, and dark shoes.

The man approached the counter, and while distracting the cashier, removed the money from the donation box, according to a press release issued by Oaklyn Police Chief Joseph T. Abbate.

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Police only discovered the theft after reviewing video footage from an unrelated matter, the release read; it was not initially reported.

Anyone with information regarding the matter is invited to call the Oaklyn Police Detective Bureau at 856-854-0049, ext. 6030 or 6028.

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