On Monday, Oct. 23, at approximately 9:10 p.m., a male and a female entered the 7-Eleven store at 2 E. Main St., Evesham police said.
After nearly 30 minutes of shopping in the store, the male allegedly went behind the counter and began to take boxes of cigarettes, while the female attempted to distract the 7-Eleven employee, police said.
The employee attempted to stop the theft and was assaulted by the male. The male punched the 7-Eleven employee multiple times before both subjects fled the store with multiple boxes of cigarettes.
They were last seen leaving the parking lot in a gray vehicle.
This investigation is ongoing, anyone with information regarding this crime or the identity of the subjects is asked to contact the Evesham Police Department at 856-983-1116, confidential tip line 856-983-4699 / email HalpernJ@eveshampd.org, Anonymous tips text ETPDTIP to 847411
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