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Newark Police Search for Armed Robbery Suspect

Newark

An armed robbery at gunpoint that happened in the city's downtown has police investigating.

Police were called to the area of Halsey Street and Market Street at around 5:30 p.m. on reports of a an armed robbery in progress.

Units arrived to the scene where they found the victim who reported to police that a 5'7" black male who was last seen wearing blue jeans, a black hat, and jacket approached with a weapon and demanded personal possessions.

The suspect took several items before fleeing the scene on a bicycle towards Washington Street.

There were no injuries reported.

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