Man Robbed After Using ATM At Bank Of America In Maplewood: Police

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A man was held up on Friday evening after using an ATM at the Bank of America in Maplewood, police said over the weekend.

According to police, on Friday, May 26, at approximately 8:55 p.m., the Maplewood police got a call to respond to the parking lot at Springfield Avenue and Jacoby Street.

A man reported that he had just deposited money in the ATM inside the Bank of America. Once he had made the deposit, he walked back to his car and noticed a silver sedan pull into the bank parking lot.

The sedan struck the driver's side area of his vehicle, the man said.

The driver got out and "approached the victim while motioning toward his waistband, implying he had a firearm. The victim stated that he did not observe a weapon."

The driver demanded that the victim give him money, police said. The victim gave the driver his wallet (which presumably no longer contained the deposited money.)

A second man waited in the car, the victim said.

The driver got back into the sedan and drove eastbound on Springfield Avenue toward Irvington, police said. The victim reported no injuries.

The victim described the person who approached him as a "thin black male wearing a black jacket, sweatpants, and black ski mask. The second suspect, who remained in the car, was described as a male of medium build, wearing a green sweatshirt and black ski mask."

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