Workers Held At Gunpoint During Robbery At Cherry Hill Mall: Police

CHERRY HILL, NJ — Two suspects held employees at gunpoint during a robbery Friday at Cherry Hill Mall, authorities said.

Police responded to the incident just before 10:45 a.m. at Philly Diamond Connection — a jewelry store inside the mall. Management reported that two armed assailants held workers at gunpoint while emptying the store's safe.

The unidentified suspects then fled the mall and entered a black SUV with no license plates, authorities said. The vehicle, which was parked on the south side of the mall lot, was last seen heading eastbound on Church Road, according to law enforcement.

Witnesses gave police the following descriptions of each suspect:

• a Black male with a medium build, wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt, a black baseball cap and khaki pants.
• a Hispanic or Black male with a medium complexion and a thin build, who wore a black hooded sweatshirt and black sweatpants.

Both individuals wore masks that partially covered their faces, police said. (View the photos above.)

The Cherry Hill Police Department continues to investigate the incident. Anyone with information on this matter can call Det. Craig Jones at 856-432-8825 or the agency's investigative unit at 856-488-7833.

Tips can also be submitted in the following ways:

• email tips@cherryhillpolice.com.
• via Nixle.
• texting TIP CHERRYHILLPD followed by your message to 888777.