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Strong Armed Robbery Under Investigation Near College Campus in Newark

Newark

Authorities in Newark are on the search for a suspect wanted for robbing a woman near a college campus in Newark on Saturday evening.

According to preliminary reports, NJIT police responded to reports of a robbery in progress that occurred in the vicinity of Warren Street and Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard at approximately 6:40 p.m. Saturday.

Units arrived and were told by the victim that a black male suspect approached and robbed her of personal possessions before running from the scene southbound on Martin Luther King Boulevard.

Police believe that the suspect is a juvenile.

The victim did not suffer physical injuries, and the incident remains under investigation.

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