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UPDATE: Strong Armed Robbery Under Investigation in Newark

Newark

Newark Police are on the search for a suspect who robbed a person in a city neighborhood over the weekend.

According to police, the early Saturday morning incident happened in the vicinity of 145 Garside Avenue just before 8 a.m.

Units arrived at the scene and reported to officers in the field to be on the lookout for a 6ft tall black male suspect who was last seen wearing dark clothing and had dark hair.

Police say the suspect jumped in a dark-colored van that sped eastbound on Bloomfield Avenue.

There were no serious injuries reported during the incident, but police say the suspect took about $300 and credit cards from the victim according to reports

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