NEW JERSEY — Police hunting escaped prisoner in Barnegat, NJ; Some schools on lockdown
At approximately 1017 hours a stolen vehicle (white 2015 Chevy Silverado from Hammonton, NJ) was located at the CVS Drugstore on West Bay Avenue in Barnegat, N.J.
The suspect driving the vehicle is believed to be Arthur Buckle who is an escaped fugitive from Ancora (Hammonton), N.J.
As a precautionary measure all Barnegat Schools were put on lockdown shortly thereafter.
Agencies from the Ocean County Sheriffs Department, New Jersey Department of Corrections Fugitive Task Force, Ocean County Special Operations Group, Ocean County SWAT Team, New Jersey State Police, Ocean Township Police Department, and Stafford Township Police Department are assisting with area searches, patrols, and K-9 Tracks along the Garden State Parkway and other areas of town.
Winslow Township Police Department (NJ) and The NJ Department of Correction are still looking for a man reported missing from the Bayside State Prison unit at Ancora Psychiatric Hospital this morning.
Arthur Buckel, 38, is described as a white male who stands five feet nine inches tall and about 180 pounds. He has light blue eyes and a mustache and beard with a tattoo under left eye.
If you see someone fitting this description please call 911.
