Burka-Wearing Crooks Claimed to Have Bomb, Tried to Rob Check Cashing Store

Two people claiming to have a bomb tried to rob a Bloomfield check cashing business on Wednesday, police said.

Police said two black people, whose genders were obscured by their clothes and their silence, entered the Bloomfield Avenue check cashing business at approximately 1:45 p.m.

A person described as between 5-foot-7 and 5-foot-8, wearing a full gray burka and black boots, passed a note to a teller reading “this is a robbery no funny money, no alarms I have a bomb,” according to police.

Police said after the teller took the note and read it, both individuals left the business without taking anything.

The second person was either a black male or a black female, between 5-foot-5 and 5-foot-7, wearing a black jacket, light-colored hoodie, black knit cap and black and white sneakers, police said.

Police said the pair ran west on Bloomfield Avenue. A search of the area was conducted but the individuals were not found.

Investigators processed the scene for physical evidence and the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Bloomfield Police Department Detective Bureau at 973-680-4084.