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Man Had Firearm Inside Newark Bank: Police

A man displayed a gun at a Bank of America in Newark on the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 30, authorities said.

Bank of America in Newark

Bank of America in Newark

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At 9:35 a.m., police responded to Bank of America at 1 Springfield Ave. on a call of a man inside the bank with a firearm, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said.

The suspect had opened a bag, exposing a long gun to a teller before exiting the bank, Fragé said. . 

Minutes later, another officer was flagged down by an individual who reported that a suspect had robbed a business at Branford Place, Fragé said.. The description of the suspect in the Branford Place business robbery matches the description of the man with the firearm at Bank of America, Fragé said. 

Both incidents remain under investigation, Fragé said.

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