Crime & Safety
Check Cashing Center Robbed at Gunpoint
Police are investigating an armed robbery out of the California Check Cashing Store that happened Tuesday morning.
Police are searching a male suspect after an armed robbery Tuesday morning.
An employee reported that a male suspect approached the employee at gunpoint at the , 399958 Cedar Blvd. around 9:20 a.m., police said.
No injuries were reported.
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Police are still investigating the incident and could only describe the suspect as a male with medium complexion wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt. Police said he is possibly Asian.
Tuesday's armed robbery comes three weeks after two Union City men were arrested on suspicion of armed robbery after a Newark man said the two after a road rage incident.
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Last July, a check cashing center on Jarvis Avenue that has since closed was , took cash and fled on foot.
Any person with any information concerning Tuesday’s armed robbery or any other crime can contact the Newark Police Department's non-emergency line at 510-578-4237 or can call the Silent Witness Hotline at 510-578-4000, extension 500.
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