Armed Robbers Zip Tie Employee At Gun Point In Hackettstown: Police

HACKETTSTOWN, NJ — An employee of Anderson Check Cashing was zip-tied during an armed robbery Saturday morning, according to Hackettstown police.

The armed robbery happened at Anderson Check Cashing on 270 Main St. between 8:45 and 9 a.m., Tynan explained in a news release. Two men — each shrouded with ski masks — entered into the store, ordering the employee to give them access to the safe. One of them pointed a gun at the employee.

“When the safe was opened, one suspected zip-tied the employee and the other suspect stole an undisclosed amount of money,” Tynan wrote in the news release.

A third person was in a waiting car, described as either a tan or beige Ford Explorer with New Jersey plates, said Tynan. The trio drove toward Route 46 west.

One of the men was "short, stocky, wearing a black jacket, ski mask, black BDU pants, black boots, and appeared to have a neatly trimmed mustache," police said.

The second was "tall, thin, wearing a black ski mask, black coveralls, black hoodie, boots with a brown upper section, and carrying a black backpack."

See the video below of the men leaving the check cashing location:

The unidentified employee was taken to Hackettstown Medical Center “as a precautionary" after calling police, Sgt. Darren Tynan, a spokesperson for the department, told Patch in an email.

Both Warren County Prosecutor’s Office and the FBI have joined the investigation, Tynan said.

Hackettstown Police Department is asking anyone with any information to contact the department at 908-852-3300. Tips can be anonymously texted to 888-777 with “TIP HACKPD,” in the message box, followed with the tip.

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