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Woman Charged after Attempting to Rob Deliveryman in Palmyra

By Lependorf & Silverstein

A 24-year-old woman has been charged with attempting to rob a pizza deliveryman. According to a news report in The Star-Ledger, the incident took place near Market and Jefferson streets in Palmyra. Police believe the woman attempted to grab the deliveryman?s money while he tried to give her change. The authorities tracked down her location by using her cell phone records. She is currently being held in county jail on $35,000 bail. Robbery charges are typically more serious than other theft crimes because of the physical presence of a victim. In New Jersey robbery cases, there is almost always the infliction of bodily injury or the threat of injury. Someone does not, however, have to cause or threaten violence to be charged with robbery. Under New Jersey statute 2C:15-1, robbery charges can also stem from an attempt to commit theft followed by an "immediate flight after the attempt...continue to full post

Full post as published by New Jersey Criminal Defense Blog on March 18, 2011 (boomark / email).