Crime & Safety
Man Wanted For Home Burglary Has Been Found: Police
The homeowners left for less than an hour to get groceries. They returned to their door kicked in and jewelry stolen, authorities said.
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, NJ — The owners of a Washington Township home left for less than an hour to get groceries. They returned to find their front door kicked in and jewelry boxes stolen, police said.
One week later, police caught the man accused of the forced-entry burglary. Bryon King-Washington was charged Monday with burglary, theft and criminal mischief.
Officers were dispatched to the township's Arden Post neighborhood at 1:24 p.m. April 24 for the reported burglary. Detectives fanned out the area and knocked on doors to search for evidence, witnesses and video.
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Officials placed King-Washington, of Logan Township, in the Gloucester County Jail on Monday.
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