By: Najla Alexander
Authorities in Newark request the public’s help in locating the suspects in connection with a robbery attempt on April 15.
Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said police responded to the incident at approximately 8 p.m. on the Court Street side of an apartment building located on Hill Street.
Officials stated that the victim was smoking a cigarette in the parking lot of his apartment building when three Black males demanded that he give up his belongings.
As he turned to walk back into the building, one of the suspects punched him in the back of the head, officials say.
According to officials, the victim was able to break free and go back into the building, and the suspects were last seen fleeing westbound on W. Kinney Street, crossing Martin Luther King Boulevard.
Director Fragé urges anyone with information about the suspects to call the Police Division’s 24-hour Crime Stopper tip line at 1-877-NWK-TIPS (1-877-695-8477).