Teaneck Teen Nabbed In Hackensack Knifepoint Robbery Attempt: Police

Hackensack police nabbed a Teaneck teen moments after he tried to rob a man at knifepoint of money and his cellphone, authorities said.

Xiomor Highsmith
Photo Credit: *HACKENSACK PD*

Jerry DeMarco

07/04/2023 8:30 a.m.

A first-degree robbery charge has kept Xiomor Highsmith, 19, in the Bergen County Jail since the June 22 incident.

Officers responding to a call near the corner of Newman and Sussex streets found Highsmith carrying a folding knife and five counterfeit $100 bills, said Capt. Michael Antista, the officer in charge of the department.

In addition to robbery, Highsmith is charged with fraud and an illegal weapons offense.

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