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The suspect, pictured above, walked behind the counter and wielded a handgun at the E. Edgar Road location around 4:30 a.m. Monday, Linden Police said in a Wednesday release.
The man fled toward Elizabeth after demanding money from the store clerk, who was not hurt during the incident, police said.
The suspect is described as a heavy-set Black man approximately 6 feet tall. He was wearing black sweat pants with a white stripe across his thigh, a black mask, and a black hooded sweatshirt, police said.
Investigators believe the suspect may have been driving a black, newer-model Subaru Impreza with a temporary license plate in the rear window.
Scroll down for more photos of the suspect and his vehicle.
Anyone with information about the suspect’s identity is asked to contact Det. Daniel Hemenway at (908) 474-8532 or send an email to dhemenway@lpdnj.org.
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