Man Pushed Owner Out, Stole Vehicle Outside Hammonton Goodwill

A Burlington County guy admitted in court on Thursday that he pushed the owner out of his vehicle and stole it from him in the parking lot of the Hammonton Goodwill store.

Patrick Herrschaft, 54, of Mount Laurel, pleaded guilty to robbery.

Herrschaft admitted he stole the vehicle, saying he had asked the vehicle's owner for a ride to Camden when he encountered him sitting in the parking lot of the White Horse Pike Goodwill on Feb. 24, 2024, but the owner refused.

Ride Refused, Man Admits Stealing Vehicle

That's when Herrschaft got into the vehicle and began driving away. When the owner protested, Herrschaft pushed him out of the vehicle and drove off, according to a release from the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.

The prosecutor said the vehicle was later found in Camden County.

Patrick Herrschaft is looking at five years in state prison when he is sentenced in May.