A man is wanted after he attacked a retail worker and locked them in a closet during a robbery Wednesday in South Jersey, police said.
According to the Evesham Police Department, officers were dispatched to the Mattress Warehouse on Route 70 in Marlton for an armed robbery.
Police said a woman who was working in the store reported that around 6 p.m. an unknown man, wearing all black, with a face covering entered the store and demanded money. The suspect was carrying a black weapon which police believe to have been a knife.
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The individual physically assaulted the worker and then locked her in a closet before fleeing the store, according to police.
Police said the worker was able to free herself from the closet and ran into the restaurant next door asking for help.
"I just tried to talk to her and calm her down. Asked her if she was hurt or if she needed anything, can I call somebody for you,” said one of the employees in the restaurant, who also did not want to be identified.
The worker was taken to the hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
According to police, the woman was the only person inside the store at the time and nothing was stolen.
Police ask if anyone has information regarding this crime to contact the Evesham Police Department at 856-983-1116, or the confidential tip line at 856-983-4699 or you can email kennedys@eveshampd.org.
You can also leave anonymous tips by texting ETPDTIP to 847411.
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