Police in Clifton, New Jersey, are searching for two suspects after they say a resident was robbed at gunpoint, then briefly kidnapped and dumped at a local park, where he was pistol-whipped.
The attack on the 25-year-old man, who was walking near Lincoln Avenue and 5th Street shortly after midnight Monday, appeared random, according to police.
Police said a vehicle began trailing the victim, and then a man with a handgun got out and took the victim's money and cellphone, NJ Advance Media first reported.
The gunman and an accomplice inside the vehicle then drove the victim to Weasel Brook Park, off Clinton Avenue, and the gunman struck him in the head with a gun, police said.
He was held inside the vehicle for less than five minutes, according to police.
The victim walked home and called police. He had a minor injury and didn't require medical treatment, police said.
Neighbors say the area is safe and the robbery isn't deterring them from their normal activities. Tommy Figueroa told NBC 4 New York there are always children playing in the park, and he has never seen suspicious activity when he walks his dog around the park at night.
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"I feel pretty safe walking around here," he said.
The driver was described as a man in his 20s with a wool cap, and the gunman was described as between 30 and 35 years old, clean-shaven and wearing jeans, a t-shirt and a black jacket.
