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Maplewood Police Department NJ
Thursday October 22nd, 2015 :: 08:44 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Citizen Advisory. Robbery 10/22/2015 7:15am. W. Parker Ave and Buckingham Gardens Pkwy

On 10/22/2015, Officers responded to Columbia High School where they were met with 2 students who reported being the victims of a robbery while walking to school.

Initial information received: Between 7am and 7:15am, the students were walking on West Parker Ave and were approached by the actor as they were passing Buckingham Gardens Pkwy. The actor demanded the victims' cell phones and money and threatened to shoot them if they did not comply. No weapon was shown however, the possession of a weapon was implied by the actor.

The actor was described as a black male, possibly in his 20's, approximately 6' in height, muscular build, irregular teeth, wearing a dark colored hooded sweatshirt with a black North Face fleece.

A second possible actor was observed standing near a black vehicle parked on Buckingham Gardens Pkwy. The possible actor is described as a black male, approximately 5' 10" in height with a regular build wearing a dark colored sweatshirt. The vehicle was described as a black four door vehicle.

There were no injuries as a result of the incident which is currently under investigation.

Address/Location
Maplewood Police Department NJ
1618 Springfield Ave
Maplewood, NJ 07040

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 973-762-3400

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