Crime & Safety
Police Looking For Man Involved In Armed Robbery At 7 Eleven
The robbery was reported at approximatly 12:40 a.m. Friday.
Police are searching for a male suspect believed to have held a 7 Eleven clerk at gunpoint during a robbery, according to a police statement.
Officers responded to the 7 Eleven at 39620 Cedar Blvd. around 12:40 a.m. Friday after the clerk called police and said a man pointed a gun at him and demanded money, police said.
The suspect is decribed as a white male adult about 6 foot tall and 155 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black sunglasses and his face was covered with a black bandana, according to police.
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The man was last seen fleeing on foot northbound on Cedar Boulevard.
Any person with any information is asked to contact the Newark Police Department's non-emergency line at 510-578-4237 or the department's Silent Witness Hotline at 510-578-4000, extension 500.
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