By: Richard L. Smith
A Bound Brook man has been arrested and charged in connection with an armed robbery that occurred outside an ATM late last month, according to authorities.
Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said the incident happened on Sunday, December 28, 2025, shortly after 1 p.m., in the area of West Union Avenue in Bound Brook.
Police responded to a 9-1-1 call reporting an unknown problem and arrived to find a female victim who had just been robbed at gunpoint.
Investigators say the woman told officers she had withdrawn money from an ATM and returned to her vehicle when she was approached by a man armed with a black handgun.
The suspect allegedly attempted to force his way into the vehicle while banging on the window and pointing the weapon at her. Fearing for her life, the victim ran from the car.
Authorities said the suspect then entered the vehicle and stole approximately $800 in cash, along with the victim’s wallet and personal identification.
The victim described the suspect as wearing a hooded sweatshirt, black pants with white stripes, and a bandana covering his face.
Detectives from the Bound Brook Police Department launched an investigation and determined the suspect fled the scene in a Subaru wagon with tinted windows and a missing hubcap.
According to Prosecutor McDonald, detectives from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and Bound Brook police spotted a vehicle matching that description on Wednesday, December 31, 2025.
When a patrol officer attempted to conduct a directed motor vehicle stop, the driver fled, traveling erratically toward Route 287. Officers later terminated the pursuit for safety reasons.
Using investigative techniques, detectives later located the Subaru parked in Piscataway.
The driver, identified as Steven P. Loureiro, 40, of Bound Brook, was taken into custody without incident and transported to police headquarters.
Authorities said a Superior Court search warrant was executed at Loureiro’s Bound Brook residence, where investigators recovered clothing consistent with what was worn during the robbery, as well as an imitation firearm.
Both items were seized as evidence.
Loureiro was charged on December 31 with first-degree armed robbery and second-degree eluding. He was lodged in the Somerset County Jail pending a detention hearing.