Crime & Safety
Westfield Resident Robbed at Knifepoint in Broad Daylight
Police search for robber in incident that occurred last Thursday on Rahway Avenue.
A Westfield resident was robbed at knifepoint last Thursday afternoon while walking on the 700 block of Rahway Avenue, police said.
The robber was described as a while male, about 5-foot-10 with an average build who was wearing a a red bandana over his face, a dark green hooded sweatshirt with a neon yellow design, the report released Friday stated.
The man approached the victim, demanded his wallet and displayed a knife at about 3 p.m., the victim told police. There was no cash or valuables in the wallet, police said. The robber then ran northbound on Rahway Avenue. A search for bandit by Westfield Police was unsuccessful.
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