Bayonne police identify suspect in armed jewelry store robbery

Police have identified a Jersey City man as the suspect in an armed robbery at a Bayonne jewelry store and have issued a warrant for his arrest.

The robbery occurred June 18 at Jewelry by Peter, located at 180 Broadway, according to the Bayonne Police Department. Investigators said a man wearing a surgical mask entered the store, showed employees what appeared to be a black handgun and demanded $10,000. The suspect then went behind the sales counter and stole multiple pieces of jewelry valued at about $60,000 before fleeing.

Officers and detectives searching the area recovered clothing, a surgical mask believed to have been worn by the suspect and various items of stolen property near the business…

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