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Police dog stops burglar in Gloucester Township

By Edward Colimore

Inquirer Staff Writer

A Williamstown man barked up the wrong tree Friday when, authorities said, he burglarized 10 cars in Gloucester Township, Camden County, then came face to snout with a determined police dog.

Joseph A. McLaughlin, 40, of the 1800 block of the North Black Horse Pike, is accused of breaking into vehicles in the township's Cobblestone development shortly after 3 a.m. when a resident called police, authorities said.

Officers showed up with a police dog, which caught the burglar's scent from one of the cars, quickly located the fleeing suspect, and took him down, authorities said.

The man tried to run a second time, only to be again stopped by the dog, police said.

He threw punches at the K-9 and officers before being subdued, investigators said. No one was injured.

Police later determined that the suspect had arrived in a vehicle that had been reported stolen in Monroe Township.

McLaughlin was being held Saturday on charges of aggravated assault on a police officer, assault on a police dog, resisting arrest, 10 counts of burglary from a vehicle, and receiving stolen property.

Contact staff writer Edward Colimore at 856-779-3833 or [email protected].

Comments

Posted 05:31 AM, 06/27/2010

Acheron

If you hit my GSD, I'd cut your fckn arms off dirtbag. I hope you "fell" a few times on the way to the station a**hat.

Posted 06:21 AM, 06/27/2010

Pernicious

He will get bail, rob another 1000 cars, get caught again, get bail rob another 1000 cars. He will get bail, rob another 1000 cars get caught again, get bail rob another 1000 cars

Posted 07:28 AM, 06/27/2010

Liberty4All

A dirtball in the burbs...............

Posted 08:03 AM, 06/27/2010

Yonder Hero

Fit as many cliches in a story that you can. Did you used to work at Gannett?

Posted 09:03 AM, 06/27/2010

quigly46

More dog in law enforcement equal more captures.Bootsy rides again. Q

Posted 12:03 PM, 06/27/2010

stormrider

Good thing that happened in Gloucester Township. Fat, lazy cops in Deptford would be too busy hitting on chicks in the parking lot of Adelphia's to respond to the call.

Posted 12:11 PM, 06/27/2010

agrodave

Mick Vick should give the dog an award.

Posted 02:47 PM, 06/27/2010

HappyBob

Woof Woof

Posted 09:14 PM, 06/27/2010

frankiedee

wheres all the Gloucester bashing if it happened in philly you would all be bashing right now you hipocrites. Oh yeah forgot no crime in Jersey all peaches and cream

Posted 12:42 AM, 06/28/2010

szarkarelli

Kudos to the K9 Police Dog. Was it a GSD? No matter what breed. Excellent job to the Officer and his partner! The delinquent probably wont get any jail time.