Crime & Safety

Burglaries at STS, Radio Shack Under Investigation

Someone smashed out a window to burglarize the STS Tire & Auto Center on Route 1 early Sunday, while the front door of the Radio Shack at Lawrence Shopping Center was shattered during a break-in there Monday morning.

Lawrence Township police are investigating burglaries that took place at the STS Tire & Auto Center in the 2900 block of Brunswick Pike (Route 1) and the Radio Shack in Lawrence Shopping Center in the 2400 block of Brunswick Pike (Business Route 1), police spokesman Lt. Charles Edgar said.

Detectives are investigating, he said, but it is too early to tell if the crimes are connected.

It was 12:42 a.m. on Sunday, June 26, when police were notified that the burglar alarm at STS had been set off. Officers responded and met up with the manager of the business, who had come from home after receiving a similar call from the company that monitors the alarm system, Edgar said.

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A search of the building soon revealed that someone has smashed a window and that the cash drawer – containing less than $100 – had been stolen from the sales counter, he said.

The break-in at the Radio Shack occurred early Monday morning, June 27.

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At 3:04 a.m., police were notified that a “glass break” alarm at the electronics store had been activated, Edgar said.

He said officers arrived to find that the front door had been shattered and about $900 worth of computer and TV-related equipment had been stolen.

Lawrence Township police ask anyone with information about the burglaries to call them at (609) 896-1111.    


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