More Details on Saturday Academy St. Carjacking

A Maplewood man who was carjacked at gunpoint on Saturday afternoon was unharmed but his assailant remains at large, according to Maplewood police.

Maplewood Police Sgt. Dean Naddeo reports the victim was approached at approximately 2:04 p.m. on June 25, near the intersection of Beach and Academy streets in Maplewood — near the board of education building.

The victim reported a dark colored SUV, possibly a Land Rover, pulled around his BMW and stopped. A man exited the SUV, approached the BMW, and pointed a rifle-type weapon at the victim. The suspect demanded the vehicle and the victim's wallet before fleeing the area. The victim was not injured.

The suspect is described as a black man, 6’ tall, approximately 180 lbs., wearing a red and black flannel shirt, green cargo pants and a hat with braided hair protruding from under it and a bandanna covering his face.

Newark police subsequently pursued the BMW which was involved in a crash in the city of Newark. Maplewood police are directing inquiries to Newark police or the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office for further information on the vehicle recovery. Patch is awaiting further information from the prosecutor’s office.