Sgt. Jon-Ryan Meyer was patrolling the area near Ipuff Smoke Shop, located inside T-State Plaza on Teaneck Road, when he saw two men fighting in the parking lot just before 10 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5, Teaneck Police Chief Andrew R. McGurr said.

According to Teaneck Police Chief Andrew R. McGurr, Joshua Jeong, 18, of Dumont, swiped several items from the smoke shop and then took off. The store’s clerk pursued Jeong into the parking lot and confronted him as he attempted to get into a parked vehicle, authorities said. A physical altercation followed, during which Jeong punched the clerk in the face several times, McGurr said.