Two Philadelphia men and a woman from Sharon Hill were arrested after police say they shoplifted and assaulted a police officer in Gloucester Township. Police say the trio were part of a group of serial shoplifters from Pennsylvania hitting retail stores in South Jersey.

GLOUCESTER TWP., New Jersey (WPVI) -- A suspected serial shoplifting crew out of Pennsylvania was arrested over the weekend in Camden County. The arrests were made Sunday at the Gloucester Premium Outlets.

Shoplifting offences in Kent are at their highest level for seven years, according to police figures. Kent Police said from 2023 to 2024 offences were up by 19.2%, with 2,433 more cases reported. Of the total,