Jersey City man tries to call cops, but robbers grab cell phone
By Michaelangelo Conte/The Jersey Journal March 10, 2010, 6:00AM
A Jersey City man being followed by robbers Monday night tried to call police, but they ran up to him and grabbed his cell phone, officials said.
The 48-year-old Gifford Avenue man flagged down a police car at 8:51 p.m. Monday and said 10 minutes earlier he was robbed while walking on Clinton Avenue just east of Kennedy Boulevard.
While talking on his cell phone, he noticed three men following him and became more suspicious when they followed him as he turned onto Clinton, reports said.
He tried to call police but the robbers wrestled the phone out of his hands, reports said.
Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call the Jersey City police tip line at (201) 547-JAIL.