A Wall Township teen was arrested and charged late Tuesday with robbing a cab driver, police said.

Jawaad Mateen 18, whose last known address was on Sunset Ave. in Wall, was arrested and charged before midnight Tuesday when he was found hiding in a bedroom of a friend’s house in the West Belmar section following the robbery of the cab driver who dropped him off,  Sgt. Erik Ertle said.

A dispatcher from Top’s Taxi called police after Mateen, who was picked up in Asbury Park, asked to be let out in the area of 18^th Ave. and K Street and forcible stole cash from the driver’s pocket and ran into an 18^th Ave. house where he was an occasional visitor. No weapon was used in the robbery, Ertle said.

Wall Police arrived, searched the home and found Mateen hiding in a bedroom. A search warrant was executed sometime later and police found about $100 that Mateen had taken from the cab driver, Ertle said.

Mateen was charged with second degree robbery, third degree hindering his own apprehension, possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, Ertle said.

He was taken to Monmouth County jail, Freehold Township, in lieu of $55,000 bail, Ertle said.

The investigation is ongoing and additional arrests may be made, Ertle said.