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Suspect Sought in Knife Point Robbery at Newark Light Rail Station

Newark

A Saturday afternoon armed robbery that happened in the city's North Ward has police looking for the suspect responsible.

Police responded to the Bloomfield Avenue Light Rail Station on reports of an armed robbery in progress at around 1 p.m.

Units arrived to find the victim who reported being robbed at knife point by a Hispanic male who took personal possessions.

The suspect was last seen wearing a dark colored hoodie when he fled on foot in Branch Brook Park.

The victim did not suffer any physical injuries.

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