Crime & Safety

Thanksgiving Day Armed Robbery At East Brunswick Dunkin' Donuts

The Dunkin' Donuts at Edgeboro Rd. in East Brunswick was robbed at gunpoint in the early morning hours of Thanksgiving Day.

EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ — The Dunkin' Donuts on Rt. 18 in East Brunswick was robbed at gunpoint in the early morning hours of Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 23.

Police were called to the Dunkin' Donuts at 4:34 a.m. Thursday, East Brunswick police said. The store is located on Rt. 18 north just south of Edgeboro Road; it is open 24 hours a day. Employees said the suspect entered the Dunkin' Donuts, brandished a handgun and demanded money from the register. An employee complied and the suspect left the store on foot heading north along Rt. 18. He is described as a light-skinned black male wearing a denim jacket, light blue jeans with work boots, a black scarf over his face and a black wool hat.

Police searched the area but did not find anyone. Anyone with information should contact East Brunswick police Detective Joe Bauer at 732-390-6990.

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Photo: November 4, 2012 Author: Anthony92931/Wikimedia Commons

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