LACEY – A 20-year-old man was arrested after allegedly robbing a Dollar General with a knife, police said.
Officers from the Lacey Township Police Department responded to the store around 8:34p.m. on January 10 regarding a robbery. Employees told police that they witnessed a man opening a knife set and removing a knife from it. The man then became aggressive and threatened the employees with the knife.
After the altercation, a K9 unit from the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched and was able to track the suspect for several blocks but ultimately lost his scent.
The next day, Detective Jesse Dalziel discovered the suspect in a car parked at the Beach Plaza and arrested him.
The suspect, identified as 20-year-old Dylan Meisner from Brown Mills, was charged with Robbery, Possession of a Weapon and Possession of a Weapon for an Unlawful Purpose.
Meisner was lodged in the Ocean County Correctional Facility without bail
