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Masked Man Robs Newark North Ward Business

Newark

By: Jeff Sommes

Police in Newark are looking for a suspect who robbed a business at gunpoint in the city's North Ward Tuesday evening. 

A preliminary investigation indicated that at approximately 3 p.m., police were dispatched to reports of a robbery in progress at 178 Bloomfield Avenue. 

Upon arrival, police were told by employees that a masked man entered the business armed with a gun and took an unknown amount of cash. 

The assailant fled the scene on foot and remains at large. 

No physical injuries have been reported and the incident is under investigation. 

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