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Police charge man after domestic dispute in West Pittston

<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8211; Police are searching for a man after a robbery was reported Sunday night on Mayer Street.</p><p>Police said at approximately 9:18 p.m., officers reported to Peter&#8217;s Deli for a robbery that occurred a few blocks away. A 36-year-old man told officers he was approached by a 6-foot, muscular man with a beard who asked him for a lighter, police said. When the man told the suspect he did not have a lighter, the suspect choked the man until he became unconscious, according to police. Police said, upon regaining consciousness, the man realized he was missing money.</p><p>The suspect was last seen wearing a black t-shirt with a white circular symbol on the front and dark colored, possibly red, shorts.</p><style>
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Police searching for man after robbery on Mayer Street