Man Strolls Into Montclair Restaurant, Grabs Cash, Leaves: Police

MONTCLAIR, NJ — Someone walked into a Montclair restaurant, grabbed cash from the register and left last week – all in less than a minute, authorities say.

According to the Montclair Police Department, a man in his “late 30’s or 40’s” entered Hotbirds on Bloomfield Avenue and stole nearly $500 from the cash register on Oct. 20.

Surveillance footage shows the suspect enter the store through the front door at 8:44 a.m. He then walks to the cash register, takes money out of it, places it in his pocket and exits the restaurant.

Police said the man had a medium build and was bald. He was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans and black boots.

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