Officers patrolling 14th Avenue and 6th Street saw a man later identified as Patrick R. Robert, 22, of Irvington, around 8:30 p.m. Friday, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said.
Roberts was arrested on several offenses including possession of a prohibited weapon, resisting arrest and more, Ambrose said.
He was lodged in the Essex County Jail.
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