{"id":5643,"date":"2015-07-30T11:00:09","date_gmt":"2015-07-30T15:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=5643"},"modified":"2015-07-30T11:02:31","modified_gmt":"2015-07-30T15:02:31","slug":"brick-police-id-suspect-in-gas-station-credit-card-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2015\/07\/brick-police-id-suspect-in-gas-station-credit-card-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"Brick Police ID, Arrest Suspect in Gas Station Credit Card Fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5607\" style=\"width: 181px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_4068.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5607\" class=\" wp-image-5607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_4068-240x180.jpg\" alt=\"The suspect in a case of credit cars fraud at the Speedway gas station in Brick. (Photo: Brick Twp. Police)\" width=\"171\" height=\"128\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5607\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The suspect in a case of credit cars fraud at the Speedway gas station in Brick. (Photo: Brick Twp. Police)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Brick police identified the suspect in a case of credit card fraud at a Route 88 gas station after tips on the man&#8217;s identity quickly began rolling in after the department released surveillance footage on the web and to the media.<\/p>\n<p>Robert Van Ellis Jr. was charged with fraudulent use of a credit card July 29, two days after the photos were circulated online. According to police, Ellis is accused of using a stolen credit card to purchase items at the Speedway gas station on Route 88 at about 6:20 a.m. June 20.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ellis gave a statement confirming his role in the credit card fraud,&#8221; said Sgt. Larry Petrola.<\/p>\n<p>Ellis was released on his own recognizance pending a future court date, said Petrola.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2015\/07\/brick-police-id-suspect-in-gas-station-credit-card-fraud\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brick police identified the suspect in a case of credit card fraud at a Route 88 gas station after tips on the man&#8217;s identity quickly began rolling in after the department released surveillance footage on the web and to the media. 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