Police said a pair of armed robbers made off with a cell phone.
Newark Police say a teenager was robbed at gunpoint on an NJ Transit bus Wednesday night. NEWARK -- A teenager was robbed at gunpoint on an NJ Transit bus in Newark Wednesday night, officials said.
The incident occurred shortly after 9 p.m., at Irvine Turner Boulevard and Avon Avenue, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose said.
Ambrose said the two gunman made off with a cell phone.
No injuries were reported. Few details were available, and Ambrose said the incident remained under investigation.
An NJ Transit spokesperson declined to comment. The transit agency has its own police force, but bus incidents are investigated by local authorities in the jurisdictions where they occur.
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