WEST DEPTFORD TWP.

— A handgun was reported stolen from a residence in the 200 block of Crown Point Road on Nov. 30. The victim believes a relative took it.

— On Dec. 1, a business in the 1400 block of Imperial Way reported the theft of a piece of equipment valued at $70,000 from the rear of the business. Later that afternoon, Horace J. Hawkins, 40, of Paulsboro, was arrested and charged with the theft. The property was recovered and Hawkins was released pending court.

— Robin A. Germscheild, 42, of Deptford, was arrested on Passaic Avenue on Nov. 26 and charged with driving while intoxicated. She was processed and released.

LOGAN TWP. — While investigating an early morning suspicious vehicle report on Dec. 10 on Repaupo Road, officers encountered a 29-year-old Paulsboro man, Michael Hunt, who offered false identifying information, then fled on foot, police said.

Hunt had been wanted by the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office and had additional warrants totaling more than $18,000 from other jurisdictions, said police.

WOODBURY — Robert A. Bell, 20, of Philadelphia on Friday was denied a reduction in his $200,000 bail on attempted murder and related weapons charges, after Assistant Gloucester County Prosecutor Joseph Enos pointed out Bell had served time in Pennsylvania for escaping from a halfway house.

Bell was charged with shooting a man in the leg in Franklin Township during a fight on July 26. In addition to the attempted murder charge, Bell was indicted on a charge of possession of a weapon by a convicted felon.

Noting Bell’s record of 11 felony convictions in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, Superior Court Judge Kevin T. Smith denied the bail reduction.

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DEPTFORD TWP. —  Few professionals are aware of just how many lives they touch during the tenure of their career until reaching retirement.

For Rowan College at Gloucester County (RCGC) Professor Charles “Chuck” Harkins, it’s safe to say his number ranges in the few thousands, having taught more than 10,000 aspiring teachers in the arena of higher education.  
This fall marks the start of his 51st year of service.

WOODBURY — Milton E. Miller IV, of Woodbury, was sentenced to five years in a state prison Friday for conspiracy to commit robbery armed with a baseball bat.

Miller pleaded guilty to conspiring for the July 23 robbery in a Woodbury man’s apartment, said authorities.

The five-year sentence requires Miller to serve 85 percent of the prison term before being eligible for parole.

“You would hope he would learn from his mistakes, but, at the age of 40, he has committed his most serious and significant offense,” said Superior Court Judge Kevin T. Smith. The judge said it appeared the robbery and beating was motivated by revenge.

A codefendant in the case, William L. Robinson, 31, of Camden, pleaded guilty to the same offense as Miller on Sept. 18 and received the same five-year sentence.

GREENWICH TWP. — Christopher J. Barry, 55, of Gibbstown, was arrested Wednesday night on multiple charges of sexually assaulting a child under 13 in Greenwich Township.

Barry was arrested by police and officers of the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit, said authorities.

Barry works servicing computers in Pennsylvania,said authorities.

He was charged with five counts of aggravated sexual assault and five counts of endangering the welfare of a child for dates between Nov. 6 and Dec. 9, authorities said. The allegations were reported to police by school officials.

Barry was committed to the Salem County Jail in default of $1 million bail.

The Gloucester County Office of Consumer Affairs performed random inspections at kiosks at the Deptford Mall on Wednesday, Dec. 10. The investigators spoke to each kiosk location manager or the employee on duty and explained the Refund Policy Disclosure Act under the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act, as well as merchandise pricing regulations.

The regulation specifies that every retail mercantile establishment shall conspicuously post its refund policy as to all merchandise on a sign in at least one location outlined in the law.  The business could be cited for violations, including fines.

WOODBURY — Francis E. Runquist Jr., 53, of Runnemede, was sentenced Friday to five years in New Jersey state prison after pleading guilty to an Aug. 25, assault on a Westville man that left the victim with a shattered eye socket and thousands of dollars in medical bills beyond what his insurance paid.

Doctors said “I’m lucky I did not lose my eyesight,” the victim said in a statement read to the court before Runquist’s sentencing. Repairing the damage to his face cost $40,000, with about $4,000 in insurance copayments still owed, he said.

WEST DEPTFORD TWP. — A Paulsboro man has been arrested in connection with an armed robbery that occurred on Nov 24.

At about 6:48 p.m. that day, a man armed with a knife held up the Family Dollar store at 1999 Gateway Boulevard and fled on foot with approximately $275, police said.

Investigator Jeff Pallies determined the robbery was linked to others in Gloucester County. He met with detectives from the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office, Deptford, Westville, Woodbury and Paulsboro and suspects were developed, said police.

On Dec. 10, with the assistance of other jurisdictions, Pallies arrested Brian Robinson, 33, and charged him with robbery, conspiracy, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon, police said. Robinson allegedly acknowledged the crime and provided details. He was lodged in the Salem County Jail in default of $400,000 full cash bail, said police.

Robinson was also charged with an armed robbery Monday at the Valero station in Paulsboro, police said.

He was charged with robbery, possession of a weapon, theft and conspiracy, said police.

Additional bail of $250,000 was set for the Paulsboro charges.