He wore a Halloween mask, police said.
HILLSDALE -- A Washington Township man robbed a deli at gunpoint Sunday, police said.
Patrick McLoughlin, 21, of Washington Township. (Hillsdale Police) Patrick McLoughlin, 21, wore a Halloween mask and waved a black handgun while demanding money from the cash register at Wilkes Delicatessen, Hillsdale Police said in a press release.
The clerk, a 60-year-old woman, handed over about $100 in cash, police said. McLoughlin fled.
The clerk gave Sgt. Dan McLaughlin a description of McLoughlin. Police arrested him shortly after.
Police also found the cash, the handgun and the mask.
McLoughlin was sent to Bergen County Jail in lieu of $25,000 bail.
The Westwood, Washington Township and Emerson police departments assisted in the investigation.
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