A man shoved the attendant back and grabbed money from her drawer before fleeing with the cash, a state trooper said.
The Keyport-Hazlet toll booth entrance to the Garden State Parkway is seen in this 2010 NJ Advance Media file photo. EAST ORANGE -- A man robbed a tollbooth attendant Sunday, shoving her back and grabbing money from her drawer before fleeing with the cash, authorities said.
State troopers responded around 3:10 p.m. to milepost 146.9 on the Garden State Parkway South, Trooper Alina Spies said.
Spies said an unknown man entered the lane, handed the attendant a plastic bag and demanded money.
The man then leaned into the tollbooth, pushed the attendant out of the way and took money from the drawer before he drove away, Spies said.
An investigation is ongoing, Spies said.
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