A Fairless Hills man has been arrested and charged in connection with a bank robbery in Voorhees Township, New Jersey.
Phu V. Nguyen, 35, of Fairless Hills was charged on July 1, 2025, with first-degree robbery, second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon by New Jersey authorities.
According to Voorhees Township Police, on Friday, June 27, 2025, at approximately 11:45 a.m., officers responded to the Bank of Princeton located at 133 Route 73 in reference to a robbery. The suspect entered the bank at approximately 11:40 a.m., passed a demand note to a teller, received an undisclosed amount of U.S. currency, and fled the area. He reportedly showed that he had a firearm in his waistband, but the weapon was not pointed or discharged during the robbery. No injuries were reported.
During the investigation, detectives from the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and Voorhees Township Police Department determined Nguyen was the individual responsible for the bank robbery, authorities said in a press release.
Nguyen was taken into custody in Horsham on July 3, 2025, by the U.S. Marshals Service Regional Fugitive Task Force New York/New Jersey – Camden Division and U.S. Marshals Service Eastern Pennsylvania Violent Crimes Fugitive Task Force – Philadelphia Division. He is currently being held in the Montgomery County Correctional Facility, pending extradition to New Jersey.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Michael Manning of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit at (856) 365-3246 and Detective Kody Smith of the Voorhees Township Police Department at (856) 882-1106. In addition, click here to submit tips.