Crime & Safety

Investigations Into Armed Robbery, Purse Snatching Continue

Police still searching for leads in weekend crimes.

continue their investigation into Friday's at the , as well as the on Saturday.

Det. John Hinshillwood, who is heading up both investigations, said the cases are in their "infancy" right now. 

He said the police are still looking for leads and urge anyone with information to contact them at 856-914-3092.

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The back-to-back incidents were something of a rarity for Moorestown, but not totally unheard-of.

"In comparison to some other higher crime towns, it's rare," said Hinshillwood. "But do we get these kinds of things where it's chaotic and all-at-once? Yeah."

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