At 11:45 a.m. police were called to the Check 'N Go office in the Chestnut Hill Shopping Plaza in Newark.
Initial reports were that the suspect had a gun which was dropped in the parking lot near the Newark Tire and Service Center.
He is described as a black male, about 5'10" tall, 145 pounds, with a tattoo on his left wrist.
He was last seen wearing torn jeans, white sneakers and a black hoodie.
