Bergenfield, NJ – Police have arrested a man who allegedly robbed a woman with a meat tenderizer outside a local elementary school.
Rickent Carrasco, 33, is accused of wielding a meat tenderizing hammer as he robbed the 45-year-old victim from Little Falls of her cell phone, purse, credit cards, and $400 in cash in a brazen early morning robbery.
The incident occurred outside the Hoover Elementary School at Murray Hill Terrace and Sylvan Avenue in Bergenfield on Monday, May 1st, shortly before 10:30 a.m.
According to police, the victim surrendered her belongings to Carrasco after being threatened.
When officers arrived, the suspect was still carrying the metal meat tenderizer, police reported.
Carrasco is now in custody, facing charges of robbery, terroristic threats, and weapon possession. The incident is still under investigation by the authorities.