Police Seek Identities of Pair in Armed Robbery Attempt
Surveillance photos of a man and a woman who police say were involved in an armed robbery attempt at a Cook Avenue business have been released.
Photos
The Madison Police Department Division of Investigations released surveillance images Friday of a man and a woman who police say were involved in an attempted armed robbery at Giro Express last week.
The man entered the money transfer store on Cook Avenue around 11:45 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, displayed a silver handgun and demanded money from an employee behind the counter, police said. He fled empty-handed as the employee called police, police said.
The woman, who police have said was an accomplice, was seen with the man outside another Madison business prior to the robbery attempt and, at Giro Express, talked with the employee and then left the store seconds before the gunman walked in.
The man ultimately fled on foot toward Main Street through Cook Plaza Alley, police said.
The man was described as Hispanic, in his 30s, wearing a tan jacket over a dark hooded sweatshirt, dark pants, dark shoes and dark gloves.
The woman was described as Hispanic, 5 feet 5 inches, in her 40s, and wearing a dark coat, dark hat, pink gloves, and carrying a pocketbook with a floral print. Anyone with information can call Madison Police Detective Lt. Dennis Lam at 973-593-3012.
In This article
-
-
Madison Police Department
62 Kings Rd, Madison, NJ -
Giro Express
24 Cook Ave, Madison, NJ
Seed
11:52 am on Saturday, March 2, 2013
Why is there a check cashing place in our town?
Mikey D
11:40 am on Sunday, March 3, 2013
We call it capitalism. There must have been a need for one, hence one was provided. If the need no longer exists, it will go out of business.
Or is there some reason certain businesses are "beneath" opening in fair Madison?
Madison Station
6:46 pm on Sunday, March 3, 2013
When you consider all the banking fees associated with an account balance of less than $1,000, a check cashing place is a great alternative. Some people live check to check - especially those who make close to minimum wage. A bank account to them is just an opportunity for a bank to collect overdraft fees. Not worth the headache. Cash is king.
Seed
7:33 am on Monday, March 4, 2013
Well Mikey - Do you agree that certain establishments attract a certain clientele?
Why don't we let a strip club (no liquor) open up downtown? Maybe an OTB? Pawn shop?
As for Madison Stations' comment on how "A check cashing place is a (great) alternative"- How about let's put one right next to your house? You cool with that?
Madison Station
10:31 pm on Saturday, March 2, 2013
Be on the lookout for a hispanic bumble bee brandishing a silver handgun.
Uh... 10-4.
BeardedMike
9:00 am on Monday, March 4, 2013
Huh. Wow, Seed. Way to key your bigotry show. Equating a money remittance biz with a strip club. Get ready to gasp, Seed, because I think that's one of (gasp!) three such businesses in Madison! OMG! What is our town coming to?
Seed
1:18 pm on Monday, March 4, 2013
Yes. Exactly! I'm glad to see that you agree with me.
The Good Guy
1:01 pm on Monday, March 4, 2013
The Year: 2013
The Place: United States, one of the most advanced countries in the world.
We have phones in our pocket that can store the library of congress and take high quality pictures and video.
And yet, security cameras cannot take clear pictures.
Seed
1:30 pm on Monday, March 4, 2013
A couple of weeks a go an armed man was involved in a domestic dispute in Morristown... Our schools in Madison were on locked-down.
This "Money Remittance Establishment" as the genius Bearded Mike refers to was 2 blocks away from Central Ave. School... Was that school locked down? Was any Madison school locked down?
Nixle sends me information about abandoned boats, sinkholes, asks me to make sure that my sidewalk is cleared of snow, etc.
ANYTHING ABOUT AN ATTEMPTED ARMED ROBBERY???!!!!!
Or maybe a heads-up to the surrounding shop owners?
Patchisarag
8:50 pm on Friday, March 8, 2013
Why don't you call the board of ed and ask them if any schools were locked down since they are the ones who make that decision.
Also, if your not happy with the nixle alerts than cancel your subscription. And while your at it the next time there is an armed robbery why don't you ask the police to stop everything they are doing so you can be notified.
SRS
7:22 am on Wednesday, March 6, 2013
its not just a check cashing store. it also allows colombian people to purchase products from their country and ship packages oversees.. there has never been a problem with that store being there in the past so why make it a problem now. when there are robberies in banks should we shut those down too?