Crime & Safety

UPDATE: GTPD Makes 2nd Arrest in Timber Creek Vandalism Case

Police credit the YouTube posting earlier this week of surveillance video from the Erial school with the arrest.

UPDATE, 7/20, 4:26 p.m.: Police have announced a second arrest in the Timber Creek vandalism case.

Michael Thompson, 20, of Erial, turned himself in at the police station on Friday as the second of three young men wanted for throwing trash cans at glass doors to the Erial school the morning of July 5.

Thompson was charged with criminal mischief, and released on his own recognizance.

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Investigators still are attempting to identify the third suspect, who is seen in the surveillance video wearing a black T-shirt and black baseball hat.

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First published: 7/19; Original headline, GTPD Makes Arrest in Timber Creek Vandalism Case

A Marlton man has been charged as one of three young men captured by surveillance cameras tossing trash cans against glass doors at Timber Creek Regional High School earlier this month, police announced Thursday afternoon.

Justin Maze, 20, has been charged with fourth-degree criminal trespass on school grounds and criminal mischief, Gloucester Township Police (GTPD) Sgt. Dominic Coppola said.

Maze was released on his own recognizance.

The two other men captured on the surveillance video remained at large as of Thursday afternoon, according to police.

Damage to Timber Creek High School caused by the three young men the morning of July 5 is estimated at $350.

Investigators credit the posting of the Erial school's surveillance video on the police department's YouTube and Facebook pages with Maze's apprehension.

Police urge anyone with information about the other two men to contact police dispatch at 856-228-4500, leave a message on the GTPD anonymous tip line at 856-842-5560, or send an email to police@gtpolice.com.

Coppola identified Ptl. Matthew Crabtree and Det. Michael Leach as lead investiagators on the case.

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