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Woman Robbed, Attacked in Newark's North Ward

Newark

By: Richard L. Smith 

Police in Newark are investigating a violent early morning attack on a woman during a robbery in the North Ward Saturday. 

Officers were dispatched to an address in the 400 block of North 12th Street to investigate reports of a person robbed just before 5:30 a.m. 

Units arrived and found an injured female who reported to police that an armed male suspect exited a vehicle and approached and began to rob her. 

During the incident, the suspect violently struck the woman in her face with the weapon. 

The victim suffered a laceration to her ear but was not severely injured. 

Newark's Robbery Squad and a Crime Scene Unit were called to assist in the active investigation. 

No arrests have been reported. 

 

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