Crime & Safety

Pizza Delivery Man Carjacked at Gunpoint in Bloomfield

Honda Accord taken the night before Thanksgiving on Ampere Parkway

A pizza delivery man was carjacked at gunpoint the night before Thanksgiving in the south end of Bloomfield, police said.

The 2006 Honda Accord was taken last Wednesday on Ampere Parkway near Floyd Avenue at 11:15 p.m., said Sgt. Anthony Servedio, spokesperson of the Bloomfield Police Department. The 39-year-old delivery man, who was only identified as a New York resident, was removing delivery items from the backseat when he was approached from behind by a suspect pointing a gun, police said.

After jumping into the Honda, the suspect fled in reverse and picked up another suspect waiting on the corner of Floyd Avenue.

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Bloomfield police and surrounding departments were unable to locate the suspects or car in their search. The car was last seen heading toward Columbus Hospital on Beardsley Avenue.

The suspect was described as a 5'10 black man, with shoulder-length dreadlocks wearing a blue jacket. The second suspect was described as a black man.

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Anyone with information on this incident may call the Bloomfield Police Department Detective Division at 973-680-4084.


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