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Teenager Wanted After Facebook Marketplace Purchase Leads To Knifepoint Robbery: Newark PD Teenager Wanted After Facebook Marketplace Purchase Leads To Knifepoint Robbery: Newark PD
Teenager Wanted After Facebook Marketplace Purchase Leads To Knifepoint Robbery: Newark PD An 18-year-old Newark resident is wanted by police after a knifepoint robbery in July stemming from a Facebook Marketplace purchase. On Sunday, July 28, at 4:50 p.m., the victim responded to a post on Facebook Marketplace about buying a PlayStation video game console, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. When the victim met the suspect on the 300 block of Morris Avenue, the suspect pulled out a knife and tried to cut him,  Fragé said. The victim grabbed the suspect’s arm and wrestled with him until the suspect snatched the victim’s wallet from his pocket, Fragé said.. T…

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