Watchcase Tower Burglary Suspect ARRESTED
Yesterday afternoon at
approximately 4 pm, detectives with the Riverside Township Police took Anthony
L. Ramsey, 50 yrs of Mt. Holly, NJ, into custody on charges of Burglary,
Criminal Mischief and Criminal Attempt of Theft.
Almost two weeks
earlier, on September 21, 2026, at approximately 1000 hours, the Riverside
Police responded to the historic Watchcase Building at 1 N Pavilion Avenue for
a reported theft. An employee of
AT&T reported that electrical wiring had been stolen from a cell phone
tower within the building. During the investigation, officers determined that
several feet of #2 AWG wire had been cut and removed from conduit. #2 AWG is a
heavy-duty electrical conductor commonly used in electrical applications. Officers also discovered another section of
conduit that had been pulled from the wall with an unknown amount of wire had
been cut and removed.
Riverside Patrol officers
along with detectives worked this case. Through their investigative efforts, detectives
found that more than one suspect was involved.
One of those suspects was identified as Anthony L. Ramsey.
Criminal Mischief 3rd
Criminal Attempt Theft 3rd
Ramsey was processed at the Riverside Township Police Department and lodged at the Burlington County Correctional Facility pending a detention hearing.
The investigation
remains ongoing. Anyone with information regarding this case or the identity of
any additional suspects is asked to contact the Riverside Township
Police Detective Bureau at 856-461-8820 x 114 or email us at detectives@riversidepolicenj.org
Anyone
with information (not for crimes in progress) who wishes to remain anonymous
may send a tip by texting to 847411 (tip411) with riversidepd in
the message field along with the tip. Tip411 messages are
anonymous. Anonymous web tips can also be submitted right from the Tip
411 Link on the Riverside Township Police Department’s Facebook page or
website www.riversidepolicenj.org/tip-411/
