News Release Incident: Robbery Update

News Release Incident: Robbery

Date of Print: 08/25/2012

Case #: 12-43698

On Saturday, August 25, 2012, at approximately 3:16 am, the Egg Harbor Township Police Department responded to a residence on Steelmanville Road, in the Bargaintown section of the Township, in reference to a home invasion robbery. Numerous officers responded and made contact with the victims, Justin Hennefer (22 years of age from Egg Harbor Township), Benjamin Hangstorfer (22 years of age from Egg Harbor Township) and Brian Hentz (22 years of age from Egg Harbor Township). The victims stated they were hanging out in the garage at the residence when confronted by 4 masked subjects with 2 brandishing firearms. The suspects assaulted the victims by striking them with metal pipes or similar objects before fleeing the area on foot. Hennefer and Hentz were transported to Shore Medical Center by the Egg Harbor Township Ambulance Squad for treatment of their injuries. Hangstorfer refused treatment.

Numerous officers responded to the area and set up a perimeter. Officer Mark Mensch and his K-9 partner Diesel conducted a search for the suspects but the suspects were not located at that time. Further investigation led officers to a residence on Jeffers Landing Road, in the Scullville section of the township where the suspects were taken into custody.

Arrested were Troy Dougherty (19 years of age), Dominic Tarsitano (18 years of age), Matthew Franks (19 years of age) and Edgar Montiel (20 years of age) all from Egg Harbor Township. All have been charged with robbery, burglary, conspiracy and weapons charges. Bail was set in this incident by Municipal Court Judge H. R. Switzer. Dougherty’s bail was set at $200,000 Cash, Tarsitano’s at $100,000 cash, Frank’s at $150,000 cash and Montiel’s at $100,000 cash. All four were lodged in the Atlantic County Justice Facility.

Detectives Scott Hiltner, Heather Stumpf and Mark Wagner of the Egg Harbor Township Police Department Criminal Investigation Bureau investigated this incident.

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. FOR ANY CLARIFICATION NEEDED FOR THE ABOVE NEWS RELEASE

CONTACT: LIEUTENANT ROBERT GRAY, PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER

WORK (609) 926-4018, CELL (609)457-9481 OR [email protected]