The following information was provided by the Mt. Laurel Police Department.
On Nov. 14 between 12:15 and 1 p.m., a wallet and credit cards were stolen from the purse of a customer of Panera Bread on Centerton Road. A short time later the stolen credit cards were used to make over $750 in fraudulent purchases at several stores in the Centerton Square Shopping Center.
A resident of the 100 block of Calderwood Lane reported on Nov. 15 at approximately 6:15 p.m. he heard a noise in the rear of his residence. When he investigated the noise he discovered someone had cut the screen on a rear window and attempted to pry it open. He told the investigating officer that a few days earlier he had discovered another rear window screen cut but did not report it at the time.
On Nov. 15 at 12:50 a.m. Mt. Laurel Police conducted a motor vehicle stop on Larchmont Boulevard in the area of Union Mill Road. During the stop the driver, a 37-year-old man from Mt. Laurel was arrested and charged with driving while ntoxicated. He was released pending a court hearing.
A member of LA Fitness on Dearborne Circle reported his vehicle keys were stolen from an unlocked locker inside the gym on Nov. 15 between 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. The keys were used to access the victim’s vehicle in the parking lot and a wallet and $300 in cash were stolen.
A resident of the 200 block of Saint David Drive reported on Nov. 15 between 3:45 and 6:40 p.m. someone entered his residence by forcing a window open. Nothing was reported taken, however an estimated $250 in damage was done to the window.
A resident of the unit block of Sternlight Drive reported on Nov. 15 between 3:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. someone entered his residence by forcing open a rear window. Jewelry, valued at approximately $50,000, was taken.
On Nov. 16 at 1:40 a.m. Mt. Laurel Police responded to a disturbance in the parking lot of a hotel on the 3000 block of Crawford Place. On arrival, the officers located one of the involved persons sitting in his vehicle. He was asked to step out of his car, but instead drove forward and struck a parked vehicle in the parking lot. The driver, a 23-year-old man from Blackwood, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated. He was released pending a court hearing.
On Nov. 16 at 10 a.m. Mount Laurel Police responded to a hotel on the 4000 block of Crawford Place for the report of burglary to a vehicle. The victim reported someone broke a window on the vehicle and stole $715 in clothing and electronics. The investigation led to a suspect staying in the same hotel. When officers attempted to speak to him he began throwing the stolen items out of a second story window. Officers arrested the suspect, a 54-year-old man from Berwyn, Ill. He was charged with burglary, theft and criminal mischief. He was committed to the Burlington County Jail with bail set at $16,000.
A patron of the Larchmont Commons shopping center reported that on Nov. 16 between 10:20 and 11:30 a.m. someone broke a window on their vehicle that was parked near the Aldi Supermarket. A purse containing cash and credit cards was stolen from the vehicle. During the same time frame one of the stolen credit cards was used to make a fraudulent purchase at a nearby gas station.
On Nov. 16 at 4 p.m. Mt. Laurel Police arrested an 18-year-old woman of Pittsburgh, Penn. at a hotel on the 600 block of Fellowship Road during an investigation into suspicious activity. She was wanted for a probation violation out of Westmoreland, Penn. She was charged with being a fugitive from justice and committed to the Burlington County Work Release Center in lieu of $5,000 bail.
A resident of the 400 block of Masonville Road reported someone burglarized their residence on Nov. 17 between 2:30 and 5:15 p.m. Entry into the residence was gained by forcing open the front door. Jewelry, electronics and other items, valued at approximately $1,600, were taken.
On Nov. 18 at noon, Mt. Laurel Police responded to the ShopRite on Nixon Drive for a shoplifting. Officers took custody of a 74-year-old woman of Philadelphia. She was arrested and charged with shoplifting. She also had an outstanding warrant for a previous shoplifting offense. She was served with criminal complaints and lodged at the Burlington County Work Release Center in lieu of $500 bail.
A resident of the 100 block of Fleetwood Avenue reported someone burglarized their residence between 6:45 p.m. on Nov. 17 and 6:30 a.m. on Nov. 18. Entry was gained through an unlocked front door. A purse and its contents, valued at approximately $550, were taken.
An employee of Virtua Home Health on Fellowship Road reported a credit card theft. An unattended credit card was taken from a desk and used to make fraudulent purchases, totaling an unknown amount, at the Macy’s in the Moorestown Mall. The incident occurred at approximately 5 p.m. on Nov. 20.
Mt. Laurel Police arrested a 28-year-old man from Hammonton on Nov. 21, for driving while intoxicated. He was stopped at 1:04 a.m. on Route 73 in the area of Clover Road, charged with driving while intoxicated and released pending a municipal court hearing.
