CHERRY HILL, NJ – A suspect was arrested by police following a bank robbery in Cherry Hill on Thursday afternoon as reported by Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Cherry Hill Police Chief John Ostermueller.
On Thursday, October 9, at approximately 4:38 p.m., Cherry Hill Police Department officers responded to the TD Bank on Grove Street in reference to the incident. Officers were informed that at around 4:36 p.m., a suspect entered the bank, wrote a demand note on a deposit slip, and handed it to a teller before receiving U.S. currency and fleeing on foot.
At about 4:50 p.m., police spotted an individual matching the description of the suspect in the 700 block of Grove Street. The individual was identified as 45-year-old Nathaniel Stroud Jr., who was taken into custody shortly thereafter. Police discovered the stolen money on his person, as well as clothing that matched the suspect’s outfit in a nearby trash can.
Detectives from the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Cherry Hill Police Department continued the investigation. Stroud, who has prior addresses in Trenton and Florence, faces charges of 2nd-degree robbery and has been remanded to the Camden County Correctional Facility.
Chief Ostermueller stated, “I’m incredibly proud of the quick actions of our officers, their diligence, and their professionalism, which directly led to a safe and swift conclusion to this incident.”