Military Police Army Reserve Soldiers stop armed robbery

Photo By 94th Airlift Wing | A group of U.S. Army Reserve military police Soldiers from the 372nd Military Police Company, of Cumberland, Md., pose in front of a pharmacy in Pemberton Township, N.J., after stopping an armed robbery that took place Dec. 12. (Courtesy photo)  

FORT DIX, NJ, UNITED STATES

12.17.2015

Story by Spc. Stephanie Ramirez 

200th Military Police Command

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md., -- U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 372nd Military Police Company out of Cumberland, Md., stopped an armed robbery at a pharmacy near Fort Dix, N.J., Dec. 12, in Pemberton Township.

As the Soldiers exited the store, they noticed a suspicious male holding a large black knife in his left hand and a black plastic bag in his right hand. The Soldiers immediately called 911 but when the man exited the store he began running towards the back alley. The Soldiers pursued and instructed the subject to stop but he persisted. The Soldiers’ determination finally caused the man to drop his weapon and the black bag and surrender. He was taken into custody shortly after.

Two of the Soldiers are law enforcement officers in the Maryland area. Sgt. Eric Blake is a law enforcement officer for the Anne Arundel County Police Department located in Maryland and Cpl. Aaron Dabney is a law enforcement officer for the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia.

• Date Taken: 12.17.2015
• Date Posted: 12.21.2015 08:01
• Story ID: 184767
• Location: FORT DIX, NJ, US
• Hometown: CUMBERLAND, MD, US
• Hometown: PEMBERTON, NJ, US
• Hometown: WASHINGTON, DC, US