Police respond to armed threat at Pleasantville Dollar General Dan Alexander Published: August 13, 2025 Dollar General in Pleasantville, Pleasantville police shield (Google Street View)

🚨Police said a 19-year-old threatened customers at Dollar General in Pleasantville

🚨Customers were not sure if Javont Bell-Lowe had a firearm

🚨Bell-Lowe faces over a half-dozen charges

PLEASANTVILLE — There were some tense moments to start the day at a Jersey Shore Dollar General store on Wednesday morning.

Pleasantville police said a 19-year-old man who made threats inside the store on South New Road around 11 a.m.

Customers and workers were not sure if he had a weapon. The suspect, Javont Bell-Lowe of Pleasantville, walked out when officers arrived.

A stolen firearm was later recovered b

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