In Belleville: Two Armed Robberies In A Week

Belleville police are investigating two separate armed robberies that took place in the township last week.

FRANKLIN STREET

On Tuesday, Aug. 18, a Franklin Street gas station employee reported that he was the victim of a gunpoint robbery around 9:22 p.m.

According to the victim, two men entered the gas station in an older-model, white Hyundai Sonata. At that time, the rear passenger exited the vehicle and allegedly pushed a gun into the victim’s ribs, telling him “give me your money or I will shoot you.”

The victim handed over $250 in cash, and the suspects then fled south on Belmont Avenue, police stated.

The victim described the driver as a “heavyset male,” and the passenger as a “thin black male” about six feet in height, with facial hair and a gray sweater.

HECKEL STREET

On Friday, Aug. 14, a Heckel Street resident told police that he was sitting on his porch, when a male dressed in all black and wearing a black, “ninja-style” mask and a black backpack approached him.

The suspect allegedly pointed a gun at the victim, telling him “What do you go and where is it?”

The victim then handed over his iPhone and a lighter before the suspect fled north on Heckel Street.

The investigation remains open, police stated.