Police in Newark reported the arrest of Ms. Tiffany A. Patterson, 36, of Irvington wanted in connection with a robbery that occurred on Saturday, April 16.
Police said at approximately 2 p.m., police were flagged down by a woman who reported being robbed after being sprayed with OC Spay following a road rage incident in the area of 14th Avenue and South 12th Street.
According to police, the victim reported that the suspect took her purse, containing $400.00 in cash, air pods, credit cards, and other personal property, after she was sprayed.
Patterson turned herself in to police today after robbery detectives requested information from the public on the identity of the suspect through social media posts.
She faces charges of robbery, unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.