Crime & Safety
Gloucester Twp. Police Seek Men Who Stole Truck From Pennco Tech
Police are asking for help to identify two men involved in the theft of a truck from Pennco Tech that happened this summer.
GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — Gloucester Township police are investigating the theft of a pickup truck from Pennco Tech in the Blackwood section of the township.
A black Dodge Ram pickup with "Lanzilotti Lanzscape" written on the side was stolen from the school’s parking lot around July 23, police said this week.
The owner works at the campus and left it for the mechanical students to work on it, police said. The keys were with the truck.
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The truck was found in Northern Berks County, Pa., on Aug. 5, police said. It had become disabled after someone tried to drive it through heavily flooded roads following a storm.
Northern Berks was contacted by the local tow, to check the registration, police said. The temporary PA registration was registered to a Saturn.
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Further inspection of the truck revealed that it recently had decals removed from the side doors and it was spray painted to mask the name, police said.
Police were able to obtain images of two men connected to the theft, and posted them on social media. Those images can be found below.
Anyone who can identify the men in the images below should call the Gloucester Township Police Department at 856-228-4500, or the GTPD Anonymous Crime Tip Line: 856-842-5560.
To send an anonymous tip via text message to Gloucester Township Police, text the keyword TIP GLOTWPPD and your tip message to 888777. You may also click here to leave an anonymous tip: https://local.nixle.com/tip/alert/5170177.
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