JERSEY CITY — A surveillance camera helped in the arrest of one of three suspects in an armed robbery on Nov.18 after the victim could not identify them.
A 29-year old man was robbed at gunpoint by three men wearing ski masks on Nov. 18. Although the police picked up the three men and found one later with a ski mask, the victim was unable to identify them. Later, however, police were notified by an ambulance company employee about men going through a leather messenger bag – stolen in the robbery. From the video, police were able to identify the three men stopped earlier as possible suspects in the robbery. One of these was later arrested. The police are currently seeking the other two.
The robbery took place at about 8:30 p.m. near Eighth Street when one of the three men pointed a handgun – believed to be a 9mm Beretta. After punching the victim in the stomach several times, they fled with his bag containing $250 in cash as well as an umbrella, black gloves, a cellular phone charge and a bag of brownies.
A police unit responding to a description of clothing the suspects wore stopped three men near Chestnut Street and Pavonia Avenue. The victim, however, could not identify them because the men who had robbed him were wearing ski masks.
Based on the video tape, the police were able to arrest and charge Enrique Pryor with the robbery. The other two suspects are still being sought, a police spokesperson said.
One man arrested in Eighth Street armed robbery
