Police Arrest Hackettstown Man Claiming To Have Gun In Friendly’s Robbery

Police have made an arrest in connection with last February’s robbery at Friendly’s in Hackettstown.

02/01/2022 8:09 a.m.

Erik Mitchell, 30, was arrested Monday and charged with first-degree robbery and fourth-degree theft by unlawful taking, Hackettstown Police said.

Mitchell is accused of passing a note demanding money to a worker at the Mountain Avenue Friendly’s and claiming to have a gun before fleeing with $241 in cash on Feb. 12, 2021, DailyVoice.com reported.

Mitchell, of Hackettstown, was also found to have a $2,500 Mount Arlington Borough municipal court traffic warrant, police said.

He was being held in the Warren County Correctional Facility pending a court appearance.

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