Police are beefing up patrol following two reports of suspicious vehicles riding around the borough, one during school dismal Thursday afternoon.
PITMAN -- Police are beefing up patrol following two reports of suspicious vehicles riding around the borough, one during school dismal Thursday afternoon.
At about 3:15 p.m., a gold SUV was seen driving around East Holly Avenue. The driver was described as a Hispanic male, police said in a Facebook post.
Pitman Middle School is located on East Holly Avenue.
At around 8 p.m. Friday night, another suspicious vehicle, a green SUV, was reported driving around Harding Court. The driver was also described as a Hispanic man.
"We take all matters of this kind very seriously," said Pitman Police Chief Robert T. Zimmerman in the alert on Facebook. "We have increased our police presence around the schools, especially in the morning and at dismissal time."
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Zimmerman said it is not known whether the two reports are connected or if the "driver or drivers acted inappropriately" or committed any wrongdoing.
"We don't want to create a public alarm, however, we want the public to be aware and to report any similar suspicious vehicles to police by dialing 856-589-3500 or 911," Zimmerman said.
He added: "We've communicated this information to the schools, and will be extremely proactive in our efforts to protect the community and our school children. Again, both these incidents are currently being investigated by police."
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