3 Arrested In Armed Robbery Of Haddon Township Man: Police

HADDON TOWNSHIP, NJ — Three Gloucester County residents have been arrested in the armed robbery of a Haddon Township man who was attempting to sell his cell phone, police said on Tuesday.

The victim told the Haddon Township Police Department on April 2 that he had made plans via Snapchat to meet a friend from high school to sell him his cellular phone. Instead, the friend and two other people robbed him at gunpoint, police said. They took the man’s phone and escaped in a green 2015 Jeep Renegade Trailhawk.

After a thorough investigation, police identified the three suspects. On April 9, a search warrant for the suspect’s home in Mantua Township was obtained and executed by Gloucester County SWAT, police said.
After the search, three people were taken into custody, including Jerry Brooks, 41, and Erik Palumbo, 24, both of Mantua Township; and Joseph Juliano, 18, of Swedesboro. They were taken to Haddon Township police headquarters for further investigation.

Ultimately, all three people were charged with first-degree armed robbery and third-degree theft of a controlled dangerous substance. They were all remanded to the Camden County Correctional Facility pending court appearances.

“The Haddon Township Police Department would like to thank the Gloucester County SWAT Team and the Mantua Police Department for their assistance in this investigation,” police said on Tuesday.

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