Gotcha: Multi-State Jewel Thief Linked To $187K In NJ Heists Nabbed By US Marshals
A fugitive sought for stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars in jewelry from stores in New Jersey and Pennsylvania has been arrested by U.S. Marshals in Delaware, authorities said.
Michael Larbi, 22, of Dover, Delaware was charged on Wednesday with second-degree theft by Evesham police, the Burlington County police department announced.
Larbi is accused of stealing jewelry from several South Jersey stores, including in Hainesport and Haddon Heights.
The spree began on Oct. 28, 2020, when he took more than $77,000 in jewelry from Billig Jewelers at 330 South Route 73, Evesham police said…
Pastor, EMT, Supermarket Operator Among NJ Covid-19 Deaths, Cases Surge Above 51,000
The owner of several South Jersey ShopRite stores and a pastor from Bayonne are among the 1,700 coronavirus deaths in New Jersey, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Thursday as cases climbed to 51,027
"The number of cases by county are doubling," the governor said.
Nearly 7,400 residents remain hospitalized with COVID-19, Murphy said, including 1,523 in intensive care.
Of the 1,700 fatalities, 198 new deaths were accounted for Thursday, Murphy said. Those include Steve Ravitz, who operated five ShopRite supermarkets, and the Rev. H. Gene Sykes, 78, who preached at Friendship Baptis…
