UPDATE: Alleged Dealer Nabbed Near GT School; Fled Police, Hid At Nearby Home

Anonymous tips led to the arrest of a 24-year-old Gloucester Township man for trying to sell pot near an elementary school, police said.

The man then fled on foot and tried to hide at a nearby home, where a young woman and small child were staying, police said.

William Truitt, 24, of Blackwood, was reported as a marijuana dealer via several anonymous tips, police said, and officers launched an investigation into his activities.

After stepped-up police work around the area, the Gloucester Township Special Investigations Unit and Operations Response Unit, Winslow Township Police Department, and Voorhees Township Police Department arrested Truitt as he was leaving his home at about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, police said. 

Truitt fled from police on foot after discarding a large plastic bag of marijuana, police said. Officers then executed a search warrant at his home in the 1500 block of Little Gloucester Road, where they found  a 19-year-old woman and 9-month-old child; the child was unharmed and the woman was not involved, police said.

Officers recovered over an ounce of marijuana, numerous drug paraphernalia, and an unspecified amount of cash, police said.

Truitt was charged with one count of third-degree distribution of CDS, one count of fourth-degree distribution of CDS, a disorderly persons charge of possession of CDS, two counts of third-degree distribution of CDS Within 1,000 feet of the C.W. Lewis Elementary School, fourth-degree resisting arrest, and a disorderly persons charge of possession of drug paraphernalia.

Truitt was taken to the Camden County Correctional Facility in default of $75,000 bail, with 10 percent bond option.

Residents or observers are encouraged to report any suspicious or criminal activity to the GTPD Anonymous Crime Tip Line at 856-842-5560. To send an anonymous tip via text message to Gloucester Township Police, text the keyword GLOTWP and your tip message to 847411 (tip411), or submit tips online.