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Camden County Carjackings

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Police Collar Suspected Camden County Carjacker

The Camden County Prosecutor's Office reports that George Meyers, 43, of Clementon, was captured after allegedly failing to carjack two more victims Wednesday morning.

A Clementon man is in custody in connection with a rash of carjackings in Camden County. George Meyers, 43, was arrested in Lindenwold Wednesday morning shortly after he attempted two more carjackings, according to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office. Meyers is charged with two counts of kidnapping and four counts of carjacking. Authorities are likely to file additional charges against the Clementon man. The first carjacking occurred on Wednesday, Nov. 14, at about 8:40 a.m., in Pine Hill. The second incident occurred on Nov. 24, in Clementon. The victims in both of those crimes were elderly men, according to the Prosecutor's Office. He allegedly was armed with a box cutter the first carjacking and a large knife the second. In both …

Elderly Victimized in Nearby Carjackings

Authorities seek a suspect in two recent carjackings of elderly victims near Gloucester Township.

Authorities in Camden County believe the same man is responsible for two carjackings within 10 days of each other in the Gloucester Township area this month. The victims in both crimes were elderly men. On Tuesday, the Camden County Prosecutor's Office released photographs and a description of the suspect in the case in the hopes someone can identify him. The first carjacking occurred on Wednesday, Nov. 14, at about 8:40 a.m., in Pine Hill. The suspect approached the victim's car, which was stopped for a traffic light at West Branch Avenue and Blackwood Road, produced a box cutter and entered the victim's car. He ordered the victim to drive him to North Camden, where investigators believe he purchased heroin. The Pine Hill victim was …

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Sean McCullen

5:51 pm on Wednesday, November 28, 2012

The doors on a lot of newer cars automatically lock when you hit 10, 15 mph. I'm guessing these fellas weren't driving such vehicles.   more ›

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