Knife-Wielding Man On The Run After Stealing From Bergen County Family Dollar, Police Say

TEANECK, NJ — Police are searching for a man who they say pulled a knife on a dollar store employee who caught him stealing on Saturday.

Tyrone Rosa, 29, of Teaneck was charged with robbery, terroristic threats, and weapons offenses — but remains at large, said Teaneck police.

Chief Andrew McGurr said that shortly after 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Teaneck police got a 911 call that a robbery had occurred at the Family Dollar store on Teaneck Road.

A store employee said that a man had stashed a speaker valued at $40 in his backpack and left the store.

When an employee confronted him outside, the man threatened him while holding up a utility knife, then fled, police said.

Police looked at cellphone video and surveillance video and identified the man as Rosa.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Teaneck Police Department at 201-837-2600 or Crime Stoppers. Tips can be made anonymously on the group’s website at www.bergencrimestoppers.org or by calling 844-466-6789, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.