Police Looking For Armed Robber Of Local Chinese Restaurant

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — Police are looking for a man they said robbed Hunan Express, a Chinese restaurant in Bergenfield, Monday night.

Officers responded to the restaurant shortly after 9:45 p.m.; they were told by a woman employee that a man walked through the front entrance, pointed what appeared to be a black pistol and demanded "all of the money," said Bergenfield Police Capt. Mustafa Rabboh.

The woman opened a cash register and gave the man about $200; the man then left and headed north on North Washington Avenue, police said. It unknown if the man left in a vehicle.

Bergenfield, Dumont and New Milford Police set up a perimeter and Bergen County Sheriff's K-9 officers also responded to the scene.

The man is described as light-skinned, about 5 feet, 6 inches tall and of average build; he was wearing black mask that covered his face from the cheeks down, a gray sweater and a brown Irish paddy cap, Rabboh said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Bergenfield Police Department Detective Bureau at 201-387-4000, ext. 4011.

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