Burglary at Delicatessen Under Investigation by Police

Cartons of cigarettes worth more than one thousand dollars were stolen from a delicatessen in the Manors Shopping Center sometime late Saturday night or early Sunday morning, according to Lawrence Township Police Department.

Lt. Charles Edgar, police department spokesman, said the break-in at the Countryside Food Mart was reported at 1:57 a.m. on Sunday, July 31, by a deliveryman.

The man had gone to the shopping center in the 100 block of Lawrenceville-Pennington Road to make a bread delivery and called police after finding that someone had used a brick to smash out the delicatessen’s glass front door, Edgar said.

He said a total of $1,125 worth of various brands of cigarettes – including Marlboro and Newport – were stolen.

Detective Todd Caruso is leading the investigation.

Anyone with information about the crime to call Lawrence Township police at (609) 896-1111.