Knife-Wielding Man Sought In Armed Robbery Of Toms River Store

TOMS RIVER, NJ -- Toms River police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man they say robbed a store clerk at knifepoint on Friday.

The man -- described as a 6-foot-2 white male with scruffy facial hair -- walked into the Dollar Tree store at 1354 Hooper Ave. about 9:40 p.m. on Jan. 29, said Ralph Stocco, spokesman for the Toms River Police Department.

The man walked up to the 24-year-old female employee, pulled out a knife and put it against the woman’s back and demanded money from the register, Stocco said.

She complied, and the man fled with the entire cash drawer in an unknown direction, he said.

At the time of the crime the man was wearing a hooded sweatshirt with stripes down the arms and grey sweatpants, he said.

Anyone with information should contact Detective Steve Bucci at 732-349-0150 ext.1300.