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PENNSVILLE TWP. — Three people have been charged in connection with a bold, early-morning home-invasion burglary Monday at a local trailer park where the victims were held at knifepoint as the intruders searched their residence for valuables, police said.

 

The trio was arrested when police surrounded the trailer and stopped the suspects as they prepared to force the victims to drive them and the stolen goods away from the crime scene.

 

According to Pennsville Police Lt. Allen Cummings, arrested were Steven L. Shaffer Jr., 34, of Carneys Point, Matthew W. Powers, 26, of Pennsville and Alexis L. Sassi, 21, of Carneys Point.

 

The incident took place at a home in the Southbridge Community, a trailer park on North Hook Road here.

 

About 2 a.m. Monday, Cummings said, the three suspects approached the trailer on Victory Avenue and knocked on the door. When one of the residents opened the door, the three suspects forced their way inside.

 

Once inside the trailer, the male and female victims — whom police identified as only a young couple — were held at knifepoint while the suspects searched the residence for valuables.

 

During that time, the suspects allegedly threatened to kill both of them if they didn’t cooperate, Cummings said.

 

Among the items that Shaffer, Powers and Sassi allegedly gathered from inside the trailer included a flatscreen television, a laptop computer, a Playstation 3, food and cash.

 

At one point, the female victim was able to dial 911 and left the phone line open allowing Salem County dispatchers to continually update Pennsville officers. Dispatchers learned through conversations heard on the open phone line that the suspects planned to force the victims to drive them along with the stolen goods to another location.

 

Police, who had responded to the trailer park after the initial 911 call, were able to surround the residence and arrested the suspects as they prepared to leave, Cummings said. Penns Grove and Carneys Point police assisted Pennsville officers in the arrest.

 

Cummings said it was not clear whether the suspects knew the victims.

 

The male victim was assaulted during the home invasion and suffered bruises to his face, Cummings said. The female was not physically injured.

 

Each of the three suspects faces a long list of charges.

 

Schaffer is charged with burglary, robbery, theft, two counts of simple assault, two counts of making terroristic threats, two counts of kidnapping and two counts of criminal coercion.

 

Powers is charge with robbery, burglary, left, unlawful possession of a weapon (a knife) possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose (a knife), aggravated assault, simple assault, two county of making terroristic threats, two county of kidnapping an two counts of criminal coercion.

 

Sassi is charged with burglary robbery, theft, two counts of simple assault, two counts of making terroristic threats, two counts of kidnapping and two counts of criminal coercion.

 

Shaffer is being held in the Salem County Correctional Facility, Mannington Township, on $150,000 full cash bail. Power is being held on $150,000 bail and Sassi is being held on $100,000, both in the Salem County Correctional Facility, authorities said.

 

“The officers’ quick response along with the outstanding job by the Salem County dispatchers who were able to continue relaying the information, prevented this incident from becoming tragic,” Cummings said.

 

Wow.

They broke into a trailer looking for valuables?

Wow.

They broke into a trailer looking for valuables?

 

My thoughts exactly.

Wow.

They broke into a trailer looking for valuables?

 

HAHAHAHA... bad batch of whatever they were on....

 

+1 for the police they handled this very well...

 

- 1 for the home owner not being a gun owner..

+1 for the home owner leaving the phone on 911..

cRaZy...good that no one was hurt or killed.

+1 for the home owner leaving the phone on 911..

 

Yup.

ive been in trailers that looked like any nice home from the inside but most looked like an episode of hoarders you never know till you get in so unless this was the apple dumpling gang they have been inside befor

Wow.

They broke into a trailer looking for valuables?

 

 

That's pretty disrespectful to the good folks that live in a trailer, don't you think? I know several people that "choose" to live in a trailer and trailer park that can buy and sell you and I together.

Not to be "that guy" but from a guy who chose "nascar" in his name and talking about trailers....

 

They may have some decent items, they're not rolling in the dough. I mean - Flat Screen TV + PS3 + Laptop? All those can be purchased for less than $1k total all together.

That's pretty disrespectful to the good folks that live in a trailer, don't you think? I know several people that "choose" to live in a trailer and trailer park that can buy and sell you and I together.

 

Just out of curiosity, what do you cost? Also, how do you know what AndyB's price is? Any way to tell if either of you are a good value for the money? Thanks.

:popcorn: :popcorn:

Just out of curiosity, what do you cost? Also, how do you know what AndyB's price is? Any way to tell if either of you are a good value for the money? Thanks.

 

 

No need to be smartass. You're missing my point. Just because someone lives in a trailer, doesn't mean they don't have a pot to piss in, as implied by the person I responded to and apparently others.

Not to be "that guy" but from a guy who chose "nascar" in his name and talking about trailers....

 

They may have some decent items, they're not rolling in the dough. I mean - Flat Screen TV + PS3 + Laptop? All those can be purchased for less than $1k total all together.

 

 

Again, another stereotypical and disrespectful post. You don't know me, just as other's probably don't know everyone that lives in a trailer to make judgement assumptions like we've done here.

Wonder if they stole any plastic flamingos from the front yard?

No need to be smartass. You're missing my point. Just because someone lives in a trailer, doesn't mean they don't have a pot to piss in, as implied by the person I responded to and apparently others.

 

Just calling you out on your hypocrisy with a touch of sarcasm thrown in. You appear to get bent ouf of shape over the comments yet in the same breath imply that another person certainly can't have the kind of money your friend does.

Again, another stereotypical and disrespectful post. You don't know me, just as other's probably don't know everyone that lives in a trailer to make judgement assumptions like we've done here.

 

All generalizations are false....

 

.... wait....

I think I went to school with the girl that caught with the other dumbasses. I gotta check my yearbook and see. If its the girl I'm thinking of, it doesn't surprise me she did this.

Just calling you out on your hypocrisy with a touch of sarcasm thrown in. You appear to get bent ouf of shape over the comments yet in the same breath imply that another person certainly can't have the kind of money your friend does.

 

 

There a difference, I believe, with my response trying to prove a point as opposed to the original response of assuming that anyone and everyone that lives in a trailer is some scumbag, low-life, dirt-ball.

A co-worker at my old job had her trailer broken in to. $150k worth of jewlery was stolen, mostly gold and several diamonds. A few were heirlooms to her. Don't ask me why she kept them in the trailer.

 

Not everyone who chooses to live in a trailer is broke.

There a difference, I believe, with my response trying to prove a point as opposed to the original response of assuming that anyone and everyone that lives in a trailer is some scumbag, low-life, dirt-ball.

 

Nobody said anything about the occupants of the trailer bing scumbags, low-life, or dirt-balls. I fail to see how one's level of income determines what kind of human being they are.

:popcorn: :popcorn:

A co-worker at my old job had her trailer broken in to. $150k worth of jewlery was stolen, mostly gold and several diamonds. A few were heirlooms to her. Don't ask me why she kept them in the trailer.

 

Not everyone who chooses to live in a trailer is broke.

 

 

That was the only point I was trying to make.

Nobody said anything about the occupants of the trailer bing scumbags, low-life, or dirt-balls. I fail to see how one's level of income determines what kind of human being they are.

 

 

Ok. I'm not going to go round and round with you about this. I took issue with the fact that someone assumed that since a person lived in a trailer, they owned nothing worth taking. At least one other person agreed with that assumption. That was my only point. Whereas you never "agreed" with me (unless I missed it), you continue to trash me about similar assumptions I may have made. I give, really. I don't have the time or energy to continue with this. Have at it.

HAHAHAHA... bad batch of whatever they were on....

 

+1 for the police they handled this very well...

 

- 1 for the home owner not being a gun owner..

+1 for the home owner leaving the phone on 911..

 

Agreed!

 

 

Wonder if they stole any plastic flamingos from the front yard?

 

Nope, mine are still out front one door down.

 

A co-worker at my old job had her trailer broken in to. $150k worth of jewlery was stolen, mostly gold and several diamonds. A few were heirlooms to her. Don't ask me why she kept them in the trailer.

 

Not everyone who chooses to live in a trailer is broke.

 

True, but trailers are tinder-boxes ready to go. Ever see one on fire and actually put-out before everything was lost. To store valuables like that which could easily be kept in a safe deposit box isn't too smart. Too bad she learned the hard way, trailers are like a car, anyone can get into them with a few hand tools.

Not to be "that guy" but from a guy who chose "nascar" in his name and talking about trailers....

 

They may have some decent items, they're not rolling in the dough. I mean - Flat Screen TV + PS3 + Laptop? All those can be purchased for less than $1k total all together.

 

Listen to the asian, they know math.

Wow, 5 miles down the road from me. Wish they would try that shit here! I just wonder if they all came into my house with a knife and I shot and killed all 3 would I rot in jail?

In Salem? You know the cops would be thanking you. My wifes family lived there for years, not a place I miss. Not sure where you live, but theirs was not a nice place to be. Neighbors across the street were fine during the day, it was a big graveyard. At night is when the drug dealers were out there doing their thing though.............

Again, another stereotypical and disrespectful post. You don't know me, just as other's probably don't know everyone that lives in a trailer to make judgement assumptions like we've done here.

 

You miss the point. The point is not that people in trailers are low life scum. The point is that they probably don't have a lot of stuff worth stealing. The point is that people in a big facncy houses that drive fancy cars would have a higher probability of having more valuable stuff to steal. Maybe your friend has lots of money and chooses to live in a trailer. Rich people that choose to live in trailers exhibit a certain frugalness and probably don't have a lot of valuables. If people live in a trailer then material possession are probably not high on their priority list. Hence, they are not good targets for robbers. One would assume.

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