Newark Police seeks the public’s help with identifying the below-pictured suspects who robbed two city residents on March 5.
Officers responded to a call about a robbery that occurred around 3:47 a.m. in the 100 block of Adams Street.
When they arrived, the female victim told officers that the suspects snatched her purse from the man she was with while they were walking on Adams Street.
Police say the suspects fled, but the man ran after them. As he got closer, the suspects attacked the man when they punched him in the face and pushed him to the ground.
According to police, they rifled through the male victim’s pockets and took his wallet.
The suspects were last captured fleeing northbound on Jackson Street.
Suspect# 1 is described as a heavy-set male wearing a black sweatshirt with a hood, blue jeans, black and grey Nike sneakers, and a black cross-body fanny pack.
Police say suspect# 2 was wearing a black sweatshirt with a hood, blue jeans, white sneakers, a dark-colored baseball cap with a white New York Yankee symbol.
Police officials urge anyone with information about these suspects to call the Police Division’s 24-hour Crime Stopper tip line at 1-877-NWK-TIPS (1-877-695-8477).
All anonymous Crime Stopper tips are kept confidential and could result in a reward.