Newark police search for woman who stole phone in Facebook sale

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NEWARK, N.J. — Authorities are asking for the public’s help identifying a woman caught on surveillance video who allegedly stole a cellphone during a meetup arranged through Facebook Marketplace, officials announced Monday.

According to Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda, Sr., the theft occurred on July 7 around 9 p.m. on South 9th Street near Central Avenue. The victim had agreed to meet the suspect at that location to sell a phone.

During the exchange, the victim allowed the woman to inspect the phone. She then ran eastbound on Central Avenue with the device, fleeing the scene without paying.

The suspect is described as having a light complexion and small dreadlocks. She was last seen wearing a blue “True Religion” hoodie with white lettering…