Man robbed at gunpoint near Martin Luther King Dr and Orient Ave, Jersey City NJ
RobberyA man was robbed at gunpoint by two to three males near Martin Luther King Drive and Orient Avenue in Jersey City. The suspects showed a handgun and took $500 and the victim's phone. They threatened to shoot him if he called police or followed them. The suspects, wearing surgical masks, drove a dark-colored Buick. They contacted the victim later, demanding he come to Boswick Avenue to retrieve his phone and repeated their threats.
Audio|Source: Jersey City Police
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Transcript:
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All right, so this incident on MOK and Orient in the South District.
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This mail said that we can't ID these individuals.
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There was approximately two to three of them.
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They approached them.
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They asked,
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they actually had a gun in their waistband.
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They showed it to the victim, took it out, held it in their hand by their head.
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It took us $500, his phone.
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and they were driving a dark color delic, the individual that actually approached him.
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They had a surgical mask on, but he's able to identify him based on all the way from his nose to the eyes, based on his hair and clothing.
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Since then, they've been contacting him, telling him to come over to Boswick, trying to take his phone.
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And they basically said if you've got to call the cops, try to follow us, we're going to blow you down.
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And then he's over here on Team 36 Freeman.
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See that. West Sergeant.
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Lord Sergeant.
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If they took his phone, they already contacted him.
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He is,
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he came to his family's house at (number withheld) Freeman and he's using his family's phone to call his phone.
01:05
And he can ID, correct?
01:07
Yeah, that's correct. Hi, Brandon.
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Just know, my sergeant to dispatch, notify the NDC Slam know that this occurred in the south.
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South units have, there is nobody available in the South at this time.
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So the PC unit will take the initial.
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Just notify the NDC and just make sure you let them know it's a South call.
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Got it. Detective Commander, Channel 2.
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Detective Commander, Channel 2.
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I was still.
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Good. Two, I'm gonna need a flatbed for this motorcycle.
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You got it.
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Detective Sajan, too.
01:33
Good afternoon. Good afternoon, boss.
01:34
We have a call came in, initially Duncan and Mallory.
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This is going to be incident initiating out of MLK and Orient in the south.
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Victim states that two to three males approached him at that intersection with a gun in the waistband.
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They displayed it, held it in their hand by their hits.
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Stole $500 in the male cell phone driving a dark-colored Buick victim, K&G, the actors based on hair and clothing from the nose of the eyes.
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They were wearing surgical masks.
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Also, as furthermore, the mail was able to use a family member's cell phone to contact his phone.
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Those males stated that he could come down to Boswick to pick up his phone.
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They also told him that they would retaliate if he called the police or followed them.
02:20
Does you ever find my iPhone so we can get the location on the phone and what time did this occur? If you're willing to come give a statement.
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PC, go ahead.
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PC around what time to disappear and can this male willing to speak with a detective leave a statement? Okay.
02:36
To give a statement today due to him having child care issues and this happened approximately an hour ago.
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Location mentioned:
Martin Luther King Dr & Orient Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07305
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