Newark-According to the authorities, a man reported that a man was hijacked by another man posing as a police officer early on a Saturday of the month when his wife was held at home by gunpoint.

Newark Public Safety Director Brian O'Hara (Brian O'Hara) said that at about 2:45 am on October 16th, residents of the city were getting off their cars near their homes near Chambers and Ferry Streets. , He was robbed by two men-one of them was wearing a vest with "police" written on it.

O'Hara said the man was forced into a second car, and the two then entered his house.

He said the homeowner was driven out of the car and eventually got off near Highway 21 and Elm Street.

RLS Metro Breaking News reported that there was video surveillance footage showing the entire incident.

According to reports, the video showed that the man was handcuffed to a car with emergency lights on the dashboard when he was driven into the street while another man entered with his house key.

The video showed that one of the men broke into the house and pointed a gun at the man's wife. 

According to the RLS report, he ransacked the house and asked for cash and other valuables while threatening her life, and then left the house about 20 minutes later.

The same RLS report stated that after he got out of the suspect's car, the man's daughter picked him up.

According to O'Hara, the investigation into the incident is still ongoing.

As of Monday, there are no further details.

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