Crime & Safety
Gloucester Township Man Arrested In 3 Armed Robberies: Police
Among the charges, Travis Graham is accused of being the getaway driver in a robbery in which his alleged partner wore a Joker mask.
GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — Tips from members of the community helped Gloucester Township police arrest a man in connection with the armed robbery at the Pine Run Deli that took place last month. Travis Graham, 22, of the Blackwood section of the township, has been charged with other robberies as well, police said Thursday afternoon.
Police said Graham entered the deli from the rear of the business on foot at about 4:37 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, June 27. He was wearing an “Atco Dragway” hooded sweatshirt, then covered his face with a bandana before pulling out a knife and demanding money from the clerk, police said.
He then fled the store and ran around the back of the deli, toward Lower Landing Road. The next day, police released images and video of Graham from the scene. After receiving tips from members of the community, Graham was ultimately arrested on Wednesday, July 11, police said.
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He has been charged in two other armed robberies that took place in Gloucester Township, as well. He is accused of serving as the getaway driver in an armed robbery that took place at the same deli on Jan. 24 of this year.
In that incident, 32-year-old Brian Smith, of Washington Township, stands accused of robbing the Pine Run Deli while wearing a Joker mask. Police said he robbed the store using a black semi-automatic handgun. Smith was arrested in April, after Gloucester Township police received tips from the community.
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Graham has also been charged with stealing money and cigarettes from the Pantry One in Glendora on Feb. 3, 2017. Gloucester Township police worked with New Jersey State Police to resolve these cases.
In all Graham has been charged with two counts of first-degree robbery, one count of first-degree conspiracy to commit robbery, one count of second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose (firearm), one count of third-degree unlawful possession of a weapon (handgun) one count of third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose (knife) and one count of fourth-degree unlawful possession of a weapon (knife). He was remanded to the Camden County Jail.
Smith was charged with first-degree robbery, third-degree terroristic threats and second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. He was remanded to the Camden County Jail.
The attached images were provided by the Gloucester Township Police Department
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