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South Brunswick Man Busted For Chain Robbery In Franklin Park

May 22, 2018 Crime News

Dain Smith. Photo: Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office.

A 22-year-old South Brunswick man stands charged with 2nd Degree Robbery after he allegedly punched a 70-year-old man and stole his gold chain in Franklin Park.

The victim, a Monmouth Junction resident, was in a Route 27 strip mall parking lot May 18 when he was approached by a man who struck up a conversation with him, according to a press release from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. The man then demanded the victim’s gold neck chain, and punched him in the face when he refused.

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