News Release Incident: Robbery
Date of Print: 11/09/2012
On Friday November 9, 2012 at approximately 4:28 pm Egg Harbor Township Police officers responded to Beachcomber Collectibles in the Shore Mall, in the Cardiff section of the township, in reference to a reported robbery. A suspect is reported to have assaulted two employees of Beachcomber when trying to flee the store after committing a theft. Upon arrival the suspect was quickly apprehended in the parking lot area by Officer Robert O’Donoghue. No weapon was observed during the robbery or recovered after the suspect’s apprehension. No injuries were reported.
Arrested was Terrance Thomas, 43 years of age of Camden, who Thomas was charged with two counts of robbery, theft, and simple assault. Bail on the charges was set by Judge H. Robert Switzer at $75,000 (cash). Thomas was lodged in the Atlantic County Justice Facility.
Officer Robert Sheppard and Detective Reynold Theriault handled the investigation.
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