Man wanted in NJ convenience store burglaries leads cops on chase

State Police are looking for man wanted in a series of convenience stores burglaries in Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Salem counties. Police said he led cops on a chase after his last attempted break-in.

On May 8 in the parking lot of the Heritage Dairy Store in Upper Pittsgrove, a trooper spotted a 2019 Volvo C3 that had been connected to several burglaries. Police said the trooper then saw Tony Petrozzelli, 50, of Camden, trying to break into the store.

The trooper said Petrozzelli got into the car and took off, leading police on a 23-mile pursuit north on Route 55 to the 42 Freeway and the Walt Whitman Bridge, where police called off the chase.

He continued across the bridge into Philadelphia where police believe the car with Pennsylvania license plate KZY9788 may still be.

Petrozzelli, who has short gray hair and a short gray beard, spends time around the Walter Rand Transportation Center in Camden as well as north Philadelphia, police said.

State Police asked anyone with information about Petrozzelli to contact the State Police Fugitive Unit Tip Line at 1-800-437-7839.

Contact reporter Dan Alexander at Dan.Alexander@townsquaremedia.com or via Twitter @DanAlexanderNJ

Black Brant XII Rocket Launch from NASA Wallops in Virginia Visible from New Jersey

The much delayed Black Brant XII rocket finally launched on Sunday night from NASA’s Wallops facility in Virginia at the end of it's window for a possible launch.

The vapor trail from the rocket was clearly visible from New Jersey about 10 minutes after the launch which had been scrubbed seven times since May 7 due to weather