West Orange Man Wanted For Armed Robbery Surrenders

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Police have arrested a West Orange man wanted along with another suspect in last month’s armed robbery of a Chatham Borough jewelry store, a report says.

According to the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, Michael Reed, 46, of Newark, and Raiys Grimes, 35, of West Orange, were charged with Robbery and Conspiracy to Commit Robbery, Possession of a Weapon for Unlawful Purpose, Unlawful Possession of a Weapon, Theft, Conspiracy to Commit Theft, Burglary, Conspiracy to Commit Burglary, Criminal Restraint, Conspiracy to Commit Criminal Restraint and Aggravated Assault (pointing a firearm).

Grimes turned himself in to police on Friday, TAP Into Millburn/Short Hills reported. Police arrested Reed last week at his mother’s home in Newark.

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Authorities allege that around 11 a.m. on July 28, Reed and Grimes allegedly entered Crescent Jewelers at 251 Main Street in Chatham and stole jewelry and cash valued in excess of $75,000. During the robbery, a handgun was produced and a store employee was physically restrained, prosecutors said.

Police previously said that the two suspects then made their getaway in a silver or gray Jeep driven by a third male, who was described as a bald, black male with a beard.

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During the course of a subsequent investigation, law enforcement officers recovered various proceeds from the robbery, as well as the handgun that is alleged to have been used during the crime, prosecutors said.