Worker Assaulted At Bloomfield Discount Store During Robbery: Police

BLOOMFIELD, NJ -- A worker at a discount store in Bloomfield was recently punched and hit with a bag of Red Bull cans during a robbery, police announced Friday.

According to the Bloomfield Police Department, officers responded to the Dollar Tree at 600 Bloomfield Avenue on Nov. 13 after getting a report about a robbery.

A store employee told police that a woman was spotted concealing several cans of Red Bull in a reusable bag. When confronted, the woman punched the employee and hit her with the bag full of cans.

A police investigation continues, authorities said.

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