Police say the taxi driver was apparently unaware of what his passenger had done.
Police say they found more than $2,400 in cash and a holdup note in Restaino's pockets. They say he was not armed.
He has been charged with second-degree robbery and is being held in the Union County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bail. Police did not know whether he had retained a lawyer.
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