Crime & Safety
Teaneck 7-Eleven Robbed At Gunpoint: Police
Man fled the store with the cash register drawer after he brandished a 'large handgun,' police said.
TEANECK, N.J. - A man robbed the 7-Eleven store at gunpoint late Saturday night, police said.
A masked man, who police believe is black, walked into the Teaneck Road store, hopped over the counter, and brandished a "large handgun," said Chief Robert A. Carney.
The man held the gun to the cashier's head and demanded that he open the cash register drawer, Carney said.
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The cashier and another employee were too nervous to remember how to open the drawer so the man ripped the drawer from the register, hopped back over the counter, and left the store with it, Carney said.
Anyone with information should contact the Teaneck Police Department at 201-837-2600. Callers who want to remain anonymous should call the Tri-Community Crime Stoppers at 201-833-4222.
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Photos of the alleged gunman taken during the robbery./Teaneck Police Department
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