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An inmate disappeared after a work detail in Burlington County, police say

Edward Berbon, who has been in custody since 2004, failed to return to a Camden County halfway house after a work detail in Mount Laurel Township, police said.

Edward Berbon escaped from a halfway house in Mount Laurel Township in Burlington County, police said. He was serving time for attempted murder.
Edward Berbon escaped from a halfway house in Mount Laurel Township in Burlington County, police said. He was serving time for attempted murder.Read moreMount Laurel Police Department
    by Robert Moran
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A 54-year-old man serving the end of his sentence for attempted murder in New Jersey has escaped from custody after failing to return to a Camden County halfway house following a work detail in Burlington County , authorities said Wednesday.

Edward Berbon, who has been incarcerated since 2004, had been assigned to the work detail in Mount Laurel Township since March, police said in an update.

On Saturday, Berbon “failed to return to a halfway house where he lives in a residential setting. The halfway house is in Camden County, New Jersey. By failing to return to the halfway house after work, Mr. Berbon is now considered an escapee,” police said Wednesday.

Mount Laurel police were notified on Tuesday that Berbon was missing. He was scheduled to be released next February.

“We have no information that Mr. Berbon poses any threat to the public,” Mount Laurel police said Wednesday as part of an update posted on Facebook.