NEWARK, NJ — Damir Daniels, 24, of Newark, was arrested by the Fugitive Apprehension Team on Friday, Dec. 2, for a pharmacy robbery on Friday, Nov. 18.
At approximately 10:06 a.m., three male suspects wearing dark clothing and masks entered the St. Peter’s Pharmacy located at 15-17 Ropes Place. One brandished a handgun and robbed a customer, while the two accomplices stole several bottles of medication. The three suspects then entered a black 2016 Nissan Altima with a temporary license plate and fled from Ropes Place onto Franklin Avenue.
Officers observed the suspect vehicle in the area of North 6th Street and attempted a motor vehicle stop. The driver sped away, stopping on North 3rd Street, where the front and rear passengers fled the vehicle on foot, running in different directions. The driver continued, abandoning the car at North 3rd Street and 2nd Avenue, and then fleeing on foot.
Detectives recovered a loaded .45-caliber handgun from North 3rd Street and 2nd Avenue.
As a result of their investigation, robbery detectives determined that the vehicle used by the suspects was a rental car that had been reported stolen from the area of Fabyan Place and Nye Avenue between Thursday, Nov. 17, and Friday, Nov. 18.
During their investigation, the detectives also determined that one of the suspects, later identified as Daniels, had injured himself while running from police. He was treated for the non-life threatening injury at University Hospital, before being released.
After obtaining an arrest warrant, F.A.T. detectives responded to Daniels’ residence on Friday, Dec. 2, where he was arrested without incident. He is charged with robbery, unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and conspiracy. The two other suspects remain at large.
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