Man Wanted In Atlantic County Caught In Gloucester Township, Cops Say

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIP, NJ — A man who was arrested during a shoplifting attempt in Camden County was simultaneously wanted in Atlantic County, according to the Gloucester Township Police Department.

Guy Richardson, 39 of Penrose Avenue in Atlantic City, was caught as he fled from the Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Store within the Gloucester Premium Outlets, police said.

A search of Richardson yielded a firearm that was reported stolen from Atlantic City — and for which there was an outstanding arrest warrant against Richardson — and a "distributable" amount of heroin, prescription pills and marijuana along with packaging materials, according to police.

Consequently, Richardson was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, certain persons not to have weapons, possession of a weapon during a controlled dangerous substance offense, distribution of controlled dangerous substances and possession of drug paraphernalia, police said.

Officials did not indicate where Richardson was sent after being charged.

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