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WOODBURY — Two armed holdups of food delivery drivers in two days have Woodbury police looking for two stickup men.

On Feb. 3, at about 8:06 p.m., a driver from a Chinese restaurant in Deptford pulled up to a house on Leeds Place, police said. The house was vacant, but there was a guy on the porch who seemed ready to accept the delivery. He appeared to be going for his wallet, but instead drew a black handgun from his waistband and pointed it at the driver, said police. A second man also appeared during the robbery.

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FRANKLIN TWP. — A Milmay man was arrested Thursday in connection with the holdup of an Exxon gas station on Route 40 on Feb. 3.

An attendant told police a man in his 30s with blond hair and a Russian accent drove up to the gas pump and asked for $30 worth of gasoline, police said. Instead of paying,  the man reportedly displayed a black handgun and demanded cash.

The attendant walked into the office, but instead of getting cash, he locked the doors and called police.

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LOGAN TWP. — A 23-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy have been charged in connection with a January home invasion in the Logan Woods development.

At about 7 p.m. Jan 16, Kenneth Morgan Jr. and the juvenile allegedly entered a residence, both wearing bandanas, said police.

According to witness statements, Morgan produced a silver-colored revolver and pointed it at the residents while the teenager threatened them with  a knife, police said.

 Both demanded that a stash of marijuana be surrendered to them, calling the marijuana “work,” said police.

The pair allegedly left the residence after being confronted y additional occupants and after the  juvenile’s bandana slipped, revealing his identity, police said.

Morgan was arrested Wednesday afternoon, without incident. He was charged with robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, conspiracy, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon and was lodged in the Salem County Jail in default of $200,000 full cash bail, police said.

The juvenile was served with summons for the same charges in the Camden County Youth Detention Center where he was being held on an unrelated Logan Township charge, police said.

Assisting patrol officers and detectives in the investigation was an interpreter from the New Jersey State Police.

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WOODBURY — A 19-year-old Deptford man was arrested in connection with an attempted bank job early Thursday.

Police responded to the Mantua Avenue bank when an alarm was activated at 12:28 a.m.

Officers checking the building found indications the culprit fled on foot onto the property of Performance Dodge, police said.

Zephan D. Robinson was found hiding under a pickup truck in the car lot, said police.

Robinson allegedly broke a window to get into the bank, causing an estimated $5,000 damage, police said. No cash was taken from the bank.

Robinson was charged with burglary, possession of burglary tools,  resisting arrest, criminal mischief, and criminal trespass and was committed to the Salem County Jail in default of $10,000 bail, said police.

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Gloucester County residents who are filing federal and state income tax returns can get free assistance preparing their returns at several locations.

Appointments are required.

Residents with low or moderate incomes may call to get help with their tax returns from volunteers through the United Way of Gloucester County and the AARP Tax Foundation program.

United Way of Gloucester County, 454 Crown Point Road, Thorofare, NJ 08086. Monday and Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 2 to April 13. For appointment, call 856-845-4302, ext. 13.

James H. Johnson Library, 670 Poplar Ave., Deptford, NJ 08096. Monday, 12 noon to 5 p.m. Feb. 2 to April 13. For appointment, call 856-848-9149.

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LINDENWOLD — Beginning after the morning rush hour on Thursday, Feb. 12, PATCO will begin the next stage of its $103 million track rehabilitation project. The work requires a revised Thursday-Friday schedule at least through the end of March. The revised schedule is now available online at www.ridepatco.org and printed timetables will be distributed and posted at all PATCO stations next week.

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PITMAN — Everybody was there, at the Brewer house — all kinds of relatives, waiting for one Super Bowl commercial, just one.

Madeline Brewer, star of “Orange Is TheNew Black” and “Hemlock Grove,” would be featured in a Toyota  commercial — not just during the Super Bowl, but during the Toyota-sponsored half time.

Brewer was in the kitchen when it came on. Before that, every time a commercial break occurred, her dad would say, “Whoa whoa whoa, here comes a commercial.”

“We filmed it the week before Thanksgiving,” Brewer said on the phone Tuesday. “I knew from the beginning it was going to be in the Super Bowl.”

She knew the kind of major exposure it would get, as well.

“They’re not like every day commercials, a lot of thought is put into them, to give them heart-felt messages, to make people think,” she said.

Brewer is headed back to Los Angeles, but she’s not in a hurry. She and her brother, Nick, are raking a road trip across America,  an exciting adventure that will include stops in New Orleans, Austin, Texas and the Grand Canyon.

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WOODBURY — A 48-year-old man was convicted Wednesday of aggravated manslaughter in the 2012 death of a Paulsboro woman in her home.

Thirza Sweeten, 79, of South Delaware Avenue, was found beaten, strangled and stabbed on March 19, 2012, said authorities.

Assistant Gloucester County Prosecutor Temperance Williamson presented testimony from an acquaintance of Sweeten’s that she saw a man identified as Samuel K. Davis open a back window of the elder woman’s house the night before her body was found.

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WOODBURY — If all you know of James Baldwin is his literature, you may be fascinated to hear about his activism career.

In addition to the discussion, Dr. Wayne Glasker will present a segment of the film, “The Price of a Ticket,” and read am excerpt from Baldwin’s book, “The Fire Next Time.”

The presentation is at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4 at the Woodbury Public Library, 33 Delaware St., Woodbury. It’s free.

For more information, call 856-845-2611.


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