Crime & Safety
Wanted Man Strikes Again In Morris Co., Police Say
The Morris Plains Pharmacy has been broken into for the second time, and residents are being asked to help identify the perpetrator.
MORRIS COUNTY, NJ — Residents are being asked once more to assist the Morris County Sheriff's CrimeStoppers in identifying this man, who police say is a suspect in two Morris Plains Pharmacy burglaries.
According to reports, on Aug. 2, 2022, the Morris Plains Pharmacy, located at 712 Speedwell Avenue, was burglarized by the male suspect.
Nothing was disturbed in the pharmacy, according to the investigation, and a later check of the video surveillance revealed the above suspect in the store. It appears that the suspect attempted to locate different types of medication once he entered, police said.
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According to authorities, this was the second burglary of the pharmacy in 48 hours.
The police dispatched an officer to the pharmacy at 4:53 a.m. for a rear door alarm activation. When police arrived, they found that the back door's rear locking cylinder had been removed and the door was open.
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"He uses what appears to be a vice-grip type tool to remove the locking cylinder before going inside the pharmacy," police said.
Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Morris County Sheriff's CrimeStoppers at www.copcall.org, or call 973-COP-CALL.
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