Crime & Safety

Mercer Man Robbed 7-Eleven Stores 5 Times In Burlington Co.: Police

The robberies occurred over a month, including 2 at separate stores in the same town on the same day, authorities said.

Bobbyjean Orak robbed various 7-Eleven stores five times in less than a month throughout Burlington County, authorities said.
Bobbyjean Orak robbed various 7-Eleven stores five times in less than a month throughout Burlington County, authorities said. (Evesham Township police )

MERCER COUNTY, NJ — A Mercer County man robbed various 7-Eleven stores five times in less than a month throughout Burlington County, authorities said.

Bobbyjean Orak of Hamilton robbed two different locations in Evesham and a Delran store between July 24 and Monday, officials said.

Two of the incidents occurred on the same day at separate Evesham stores, according to the township's police department.

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Orak, 29, is incarcerated at Camden County Jail on unrelated charges. Once he satisfies that term, he'll get transferred to Burlington County Jail, pending a detention hearing.

The first robbery occurred July 24 at 7-Eleven in Delran (3111 Bridgeboro Rd.), where he returned Monday for the same offense, officials said.

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Between those incidents, Orak conducted three 7-Eleven robberies in Evesham, police said.

On July 31, Orak threatened force and stole cash from the store on 2 East Main St., police said. He fled the store by the time officers arrived. Later that day, he did the same at the 300 Greentree Rd. location, authorities said.

Orak returned Aug. 13 to the Main Street store in Evesham, police said. He demanded money from a store employee but fled before the worker turned over any cash, according to law enforcement.

Video surveillance linked Orak to all three Evesham incidents, police said.

In Evesham, Orak was charged with second-degree robbery, second-degree attempted robbery and fourth-degree theft (two counts). He was charged in Delran with two counts of second-degree robbery and two counts of theft.

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