Crime & Safety
4 Charged After Attempted Vehicle Burglaries In Moorestown: Police
The ongoing investigation may result in additional charges regarding previous vehicle burglaries and/or thefts, police said.
Update 9:20 a.m. Friday: This article now includes the adult suspects' charges.
MOORESTOWN, NJ — Four people, including two minors, face charges after attempting to burglarize vehicles early Sunday morning in a Moorestown driveway, authorities said.
The ongoing investigation may result in additional charges regarding previous vehicle burglaries and/or thefts, the Moorestown Police Department said Thursday.
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Moorestown police reported at 2:58 a.m. to the 100 block of Brooks Road. An alert resident told officers that his security camera showed two unknown males trying to gain entry into his vehicles, according to law enforcement.
The vehicles were locked, so the suspects failed to gain entry, but they left the area in a dark-colored sedan, police said. Officers spotted the vehicle leaving the neighborhood and pulled it over.
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Police identified the suspects as four North Jersey residents: Najee Gregory, 24, of Newark; Tyree Dwyer, 26, of Irvington; and two minors from Newark.
All suspects were charged accordingly, authorities said. Gregory and Dwyer were both charged with conspiracy and burglary.
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