By: Richard L. Smith

Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda, Sr. is asking for the community’s assistance in identifying three women wanted in connection with a robbery that occurred on Tuesday, August 19, 2025.

According to authorities, the incident began around 5 p.m. when a female victim stepped off an NJ Transit bus at Randolph Place and Clinton Place.

Investigators say three women followed her to Vernon Avenue near Leo Place, where they pulled her by the hair, knocked her to the ground, and punched and kicked her before stealing her purse and cell phone.

The purse contained approximately $250 in cash.

The suspects then fled westbound on Clinton Place, with the victim attempting to follow them.

Police report the group assaulted her a second time in front of University High

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