Police arrest Newark man for armed robbery

NEWARK, NJ — Malik Manning, 26, of Newark, was arrested for an armed robbery that occurred on Friday, Dec. 2.

At approximately midnight, two male suspects approached a 69-year-old victim and his friend in the area of Walnut Street and New Jersey Railroad Avenue and demanded their money at gunpoint. The suspects removed cash and personal items from both male victims.

Police canvassing the area observed Manning as fitting the description of one of the suspects at Downing and Madison streets.

Manning was in possession of a loaded .45-caliber handgun and was arrested without incident. He is charged with robbery, unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a prohibited weapon, certain persons prohibited from weapon possession, conspiracy and resisting arrest.

The second suspect remains at large and the investigation is continuing.