Gloucester Township Man Captured After Leading Police on Interstate Chase

When loss prevention attempted to remove the items from the man’s waistband, Ritter allegedly fought store security, upgrading the incident to a strong-arm robbery, Stires explained.

Police say it began at about 8pm local time on Monday in Oaklyn, New Jersey, and ended two hours later.

A two-state police chase Monday was sparked by a Gloucester Township man’s alleged lifting of underwear from a Brooklawn Shop Rite earlier this month, according to police.

Mr Ritter’s white van sped away from police and headed into the state of Pennsylvania over the Walt Whitman bridge. Ritter was released from the hospital and into police custody on Tuesday morning to face aggravated assault and other charges. From there the van went through Camden and into Deptford. At one point, the driver stopped at the Deptford Mall before taking off again.

Police were able to bump the van, causing it to flip at Island and Enterprise avenues in Southwest Philadelphia.

The police had discovered that there was a warrant out for the driver of Mr Ritter’s van following an armed robbery involving a shotgun.

Police tried several times to box in the van but were unable to compel the suspect to stop.

The officers surrounded Ritter, who was wearing a New York Giants Tiki Barber jersey, and took him into custody. Stanford said Philadelphia Police largely monitored Monday night’s chase with its chopper. He will be extradited back to New Jersey where he will face more charges, said police. No police officers were injured in the incident. Action News has learned the van will be taken to the police impound where they will work to secure a search warrant.