Crime & Safety
Police: Pair Assaults Krauszer's Employee, Robs Store at Gunpoint
Alleged robbers tied up two employees and one customer, rob convenience store of $700 and lottery tickets in late-night armed robbery Wednesday.
West Orange police are searching for two men who allegedly assaulted an employee, tied up a customer and the employees and then robbed the Krauszer's on Central Avenue at gunpoint late Wednesday night, officials said.
According to police, the men made off with $700 and lottery tickets when they robbed the convenience store at 11:53 p.m.
The two robbers hit one of the employees with a gun then tied up a customer and the two employees with zip-ties, police said.
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According to the report, the pair fled across Valley Road toward Nutman Place.
The robbers were described as black men, wearing all black and ski masks, according to the report.
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The assaulted employee suffered minor injuries to his head, police said.
According to recent reports released by police, this is the eighth armed robbery in West Orange this year.
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