2 Arrested After Argument Over Face Masks In Nutley Store: Police

NUTLEY, NJ — Nutley police arrested two people last week after they allegedly threatened the manager of a local convenience store during an argument over face masks, authorities said.

According to the Nutley Police Department, the manager of a store on Centre Street called officers about “threats” made by two customers on July 8.

The manager told officers that a man and a woman walked into the store without masks. When they were told they needed masks to remain inside, a “back and forth discussion” erupted, police said.

The manager said the woman made “terroristic threats,” which video surveillance footage supported, police stated.

The manager called police after the man and woman left the store, authorities said.

Police arrested both suspects. Authorities charged the woman, a 50-year-old Fort Lee resident, with aggravated assault and resisting arrest. The man, a 30-year-old Nutley resident, was charged with obstruction and resisting arrest.

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