The Voorhees Police Department needs your help in locating fugitive Geoffrey Petit. Petit is wanted for the assault of a Voorhees Police Officer with his vehicle on 1/31/2016. Petit was fleeing an arrest for an outstanding warrant for the assault on a Voorhees Police Detective during a burglary investigation on 1/14/2016 and resisting arrest during that investigation. Petit also has warrants issued by the Moorestown Police Department for charges stemming from other burglaries that our Officer was also attempting to apprehend him for during the investigation on 1/31/2016. Thankfully, the Officer was not injured by the vehicle.
Petit fled the scene of the attempted arrest in the parking lot of his residence, 119-3 Echelon Road, in a gray Ford Focus with Maryland plates 3BY9217 (similar to the one pictured below). The vehicle is an Avis rental car out of Mount Laurel. Petit is wanted on $100,000 full cash warrants out of Voorhees Township and $300,000 worth of warrants out of Moorestown. Petit should not be approached and should be considered dangerous.
If you see Petit, the vehicle described, or know of his whereabouts, please contact the Voorhees Police Department at 856-428-5400 or via 9-1-1 in an emergency. If you wish to submit information anonymously, please use our Crime Tip Line at 856-627-7174. You can also submit anonymous tips via our website at www.vtpd.com. For updated information follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
For more information, please contact:
Captain Carmen J. DelPalazzo
Voorhees Police Department
856-882-1134
On Saturday, 4-26-14, The Voorhees Twp. Police will take part in “Operation Take Back New Jersey.” A day to dispose of your unused, unwanted and expired medications. The drop off point is the Voorhees Police Station Lobby 1180 White Horse Rd. Voorhees, NJ. 08043 from 10:00 am. until 2:00 PM. Strictly anonymous, no paperwork.
No syringes or sharps will be accepted. Any questions can be directed to (856) 882-1104.
The Voorhees Police Department would like to send out this Safety Message for the residents and business owners in town.
We are approaching that time of year when people break away from the confines of their home, to enjoy the warmer temperatures. As we do this, some may choose to mulch garden beds around our property, add topsoil, or brick walkway to our yards. Some people do this work themselves and others hire landscapers to complete the job. Either way, Voorhees Residents must be informed that it is against the law to dump or have dumped anything onto the street in Voorhees. This is in violation of Township Ordinance 98.16 and Interference with Transportation 2C: 33-14.
Every year at this time, the Voorhees Township Police Department gets numerous calls about piles of topsoil, mulch, and even piles of landscaping bricks or block that have been left in the street. Even if the pile is not blocking traffic, it’s still against the law. The homeowner is responsible to remove it immediately. If you hired a contractor to do the work and they left any debris in the street, the homeowner and the contractor’s supplier is responsible to remove the debris from the roadway.
Simply stated, the streets in Voorhees are designed for the purpose of moving traffic, which includes cars, trucks, motorcycles, bicycles and the like. Voorhees Police officers have a right to issue citations for these violations that occur on any street in town.
Please be considerate when having this type of work done on your property and Please do not allow anyone to dump anything on the street in front of your home.
