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Man Robbed Of Phone At Gunpoint: Newark PD Man Robbed Of Phone At Gunpoint: Newark PD
Man Robbed Of Phone At Gunpoint: Newark PD A man was robbed of his cell phone at gunpoint in Newark on the evening of Friday, Aug. 9, authorities said. At 10 p.m., a man exited a business on the 200 block of Lyons Avenue when he was surrounded by a group of men who had been inside, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The men demanded the victim change the Face ID on his cell phone, with one lifting his shirt and displaying a handgun tucked into his waistband, Fragé said. The victim complied and gave the men his phone, and they fled eastbound on Lyons Avenue from Clinton Place, Fragé said. Suspect #1 is de…

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by Sam Barron
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Man Shot By Police In Newark After Wild Struggle: AG Man Shot By Police In Newark After Wild Struggle: AG
Man Shot By Police In Newark After Wild Struggle: AG A man shot by police in Newark on Monday evening, Aug. 12 is in critical but stable condition, authorities said. At 8:34 p.m., two Newark police officers spotted a stolen SUV in the area of Clinton Place near Hawthorne Avenue, the state Attorney General's Office said.  Police approached the vehicle and a struggle ensued between a man in the driver's seat, authorities said. The vehicle accelerated, initially backward and then forward during the struggle, authorities said. A police officer fired his weapon, striking the driver, authorities said.  The vehicle struck the police offi…

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by Sam Barron