Crime & Safety

Alleged Robber with a (Literal) Bite Arrested

Haddon Township Police take a bite out of crime and arrest a man accused of using his teeth as a weapon during a reported robbery.

The biting robber is off the streets, Haddon Township Police say.

A man accused of chomping down on an adult store clerk while allegedly stealing $48 from the store in July was arrested Friday in Camden.

Colin R. Gooch, 35, of Woodstown, was reportedly hiding in an SUV in Camden when Haddon Township Police caught up with him Friday. Police accuse Gooch of robbing Edward’s News Agency on Crescent Boulevard, wrestling with the clerk and biting him before fleeing with the cash.

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Another man is also under arrest for the alleged robbery. Police say Anthony Sansone, 54, of Sewell, was driving the getaway car during the July 18 incident.

Sansone, arrested Wednesday, also was found in Camden and was driving a car reported stolen from Naples, FL.

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Both the accused biter and driver had hefty bails slapped on them. Gooch, who is charged with robbery, theft and aggravated assault, was held on $85,500 full cash bail. Sansone was held on $105,000 bail, with an option to pay 10 percent, for conspiracy to commit robbery and receiving stolen property charges.


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