Two suspects punch guard during attempted robbery at mall, Jersey City NJ


Two suspects tried to steal merchandise from Macy's at Newport Centre Mall. When security confronted them, one suspect punched a guard. The guard has pain in his wrist and wants to make a statement. All stolen items were recovered and one suspect is in custody.
Audio|Source: Jersey City Police
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Transcript:
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Now we're going to have one under for a strong-arm robbery. We've got the victim here saying that basically two actors entered Macy's, began to conceal various merchandise within a bag. Upon approaching them, the actor then punched one of the security guards on the face. He's also got a complaint of pain to his left wrist. It's one of the leave a statement.
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notify the agency about that, please. Just to clarify, where any proceeds are recovered, all the proceeds are recovered? Yeah, that's correct. All the proceeds are recovered. Detective Sergeant, Channel 3, Detective Sergeant Channel 3.
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Detective Sergeant, good afternoon, notifying your 30-mull drive over at the Macy's there. You don't have one under strong-arm robbery. Sergeant's off the location now. Two actions I answered Macy's considered merchandise on being approached by the security officer there who's punched in the face. There's complaint of pain to the left wrist. The security officers want to leave a statement. All proceeds were recovered.
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Location mentioned:
Newport Centre Mall, 20 Mall Dr E, Jersey City, NJ 07310
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