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NJ Man Fell Face First, Told Cops He Was Robbed At Gunpoint: Newark PD
A 48-year-old Elizabeth man was arrested and charged after he lied about being robbed at gunpoint on Friday, Aug. 22, authorities said.
Officers responded to Springfield Avenue and South 15th Street after Darryl Armstrong told detectives that three men wearing all black clothes exited a black four-door vehicle, pointed a weapon at him, threw him to the ground, and took his cellphone, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda Sr said.
During the investigation, the detectives reviewed surveillance video that showed Armstrong was not robbed, Miranda said.
At 2:29 p.m., Armstrong was stand…
