Crime & Safety
Police Seek Suspect in Philadelphia Carjacking, South Jersey Bank Robbery
The suspect allegedly robbed a customer at PNC Bank less than an hour after possibly being involved in a carjacking in Philadelphia.
By ANTHONY BELLANO
Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man wanted for a strong-arm robbery in Merchantville, the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office and Merchantville Police Department said Thursday morning.
Surveillance video shows the robber approach a customer at the PNC Bank located at 26 West Maple Avenue in Merchantville shortly before 3:20 p.m. on April 1.
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The suspect grabs the victim’s money and flees the bank.
That video and photos of the suspect are attached to this post.
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This may be the same person involved in a carjacking near the Walmart located at 2200 Wheatsheaf Lane in Philadelphia about an hour earlier that same day, Philadelphia Police said.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Merchantville Police Det. Sgt. Steve Morrone at 856-662-0518 or the Philadelphia Police East Detective Division at 215-686-3243.
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