An off-duty Runnemede police officer stopped a man who allegedly robbed a local pharmacy at knifepoint.
According to authorities, Runnemede police sergeant Dan Murray was a customer at a CVS Pharmacy on North Black Horse Pike when a man entered the store and threatened a pharmacist.
The suspect allegedly approached the pharmacist and demanded medication, including Percocet and other pain medications.
After the suspect got the medication, he reportedly tried to flee the store. However, a customer in the store alerted Murray.
According to police, Murray confronted the suspect before the suspect could make it out of the pharmacy. Murray also reportedly identified himself as a police officer.
When the suspect refused to surrender, Murray physically subdued him. According to witnesses, Murray’s 18-year-old son and another customer assisted during the struggle. Thankfully, no one was injured.
Police later revealed that the suspect is a 27-year-old Blackwood NJ man. He has been charged with robbery, prescription drug offenses, aggravated assault on a police officer, and a number of weapons offenses.
After being arrested and charged, the suspect was transported to the Camden County Jail in Camden, New Jersey. He is being held at the facility in lieu of $100,000 bail.
For more information about this case, read the NJ.com article entitled “Runnemede Cop, His Son and CVS Customer Nab Alleged Robber.”
