Crime & Safety

Knife-Wielding Shoplifter Threatens Home Depot Employee: Police

Mount Laurel Police say an unidentified man brandished the knife while stealing from the store Friday, then fled with two other people in a U-Haul.

An unidentified man threatened a Home Depot employee with a knife while shoplifting from the store, according to police.

Mount Laurel Police said the man threatened the employee around 4:30 p.m. Friday at the Nixon Drive store. The suspect, who shoplifted an unspecified amount of merchandise, then fled with two accomplices in a U-Haul van.

Anyone with information regarding the incident is urged to contact the Mount Laurel Police Department Criminal Investigations Bureau at 856 234-1414, ext. 1526, or the confidential tip line at 856 234-1414, ext. 1599.

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