Anyone with more information about this incident can contact Morris County CrimeStoppers at www.copcall.org, calling 973-COP-CALL, or texting 274637 using keyword "MORRISTIP."
MORRIS PLAINS -- Authorities have released surveillance photos of three men they say were involved in the armed robbery of a Stop and Shop employee Monday evening and offered a $1,000 reward for information.
At about 7 p.m., a 17-year-old employee of the Stop and Shop supermarket located at the intersection of Route 10 and Route 202 was assaulted by a man in the parking lot, according to a news release from the Morris County Sheriff's Office.
During the assault, a passerby tried to help the teen when his assailant displayed a handgun before fleeing the area, authorities said.
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Morris Plains police are asking for the public's help in identifying the suspect and two others who all fled in a black Dodge Charger. The vehicle is registered in New Jersey, has a license plate of V79-FNA, and is a rental out of Newark Liberty International Airport, authorities said.
Anyone with more information about this incident can contact Morris County CrimeStoppers at www.copcall.org, calling 973-COP-CALL, or texting 274637 using keyword "MORRISTIP." Tips can be made anonymously.
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