Suspects Charged With Robbery in Gloucester Township Home Invasion

Gloucester Township Police are no longer searching for suspects in connection with a home invasion on York Terrace in the Erial section of the Township, police said Wednesday afternoon.

However, police units may still be in the area conducting an investigation.

Earlier on Wednesday, police captured two men in connection with the home invasion. They are being charged with robbery, with additional charges pending. Police have not revealed the identity of the suspects.

Police responded to the home around 10:53 a.m. for a report of a suspicious person walking around the residence.

When police arrived, a resident fled from the home and told them he had been assaulted by people who broke into his house.

At that time, it was reported police were still searching for a person of interest, but police have since said that is no longer the case.

The police department assured residents no shots were fired and there were no hostages.

Several schools were placed on lock out, according to a statement issued by the police department early Wednesday afternoon. Schools included Erial Elementary School and Union Valley Elementary School, Erial Christian and Malvern.

A lock out is a school security procedure that secures the building perimeter from an external threat, while normal school activities occur inside the school.

The lockout was in effect for precautionary reasons, but was lifted around 1 p.m.