Crime & Safety
Route 37 Gas Station Robbed; Second Armed Robbery in Toms River Within A Day
Suspect made off with about $100 from the Route 37 Delta gas station
Toms River police are investigating an armed robbery at a Route 37 gas station Wednesday evening, the second that day in the township.
About $100 was stolen from the Delta service station just before 6 p.m. Wednesday when an unidentified man with a semi-automatic handgun demanded money from a 24-year-old attendant in his booth, said Chief of Police Michael Mastronardy.
"The suspect is a black male wearing blue jeans, a black jacket and black scarf covering his face," Mastronardy said.
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The attendant told police that the man, who appeared to be 6 feet tall, ran across Lakehurst Road and down Patmas Drive, according to Mastronardy. The attendant was not injured in the encounter.
At about midnight Wednesday, . Police are searching for that suspect and released surveillance footage of the incident Wednesday evening.
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Toms River Police Department Officer Frank Lauria and Detectives John Turner and Brian Lomer are investigating along with the Ocean County Sheriff's Department, Mastronardy said.
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