Police conducted a search of a housing complex for a suspect who was wanted for an armed robbery of a taxi driver in Newark's Central Ward overnight.
According to preliminary reports, police responded to reports of a robbery in progress in the vicinity of Mercer Street and Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard at around midnight.
Units arriving at the scene were told that an armed black male suspect brandished a gun and demanded cash and personal possessions from the driver before running into the housing complex.
The taxi driver did not suffer any physical injuries according to reports.
Police are continuing to investigate the report.