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Seen Him? Attempted Gas Station Robbery Suspect Wanted In Toms River Seen Him? Attempted Gas Station Robbery Suspect Wanted In Toms River
Seen Him? Attempted Gas Station Robbery Suspect Wanted In Toms River Toms River police are looking for a man who attacked a convenience store employee in an attempted robbery, authorities said. Officers were called to the Speedway gas station on Route 37 East at around 3:28 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 28, the Toms River Police Department said in a news release. The suspect wearing a ski mask went into the store, walked behind the counter, and tried to open a safe. Google Maps The man then fought with the employee and grabbed at his waist "as if he had a weapon." The employee tried to call 911 but was assaulted by the suspect. During the fight, the employee pa…

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by Chris Spiker
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Masked Man Flees On Motorcycle After Attempting To Rob Mercer County TD Bank (UPDATE) Masked Man Flees On Motorcycle After Attempting To Rob Mercer County TD Bank (UPDATE)
Masked Man Flees On Motorcycle After Attempting To Rob Mercer County TD Bank (Update) A man who tried to rob a Mercer County TD Bank drove off on a motorcycle and remains at large, police said. Officers responding to an armed robbery report at the 883 State Road location found that the suspect approached the teller counter and tried to jump over it twice just before 3:20 p.m. on Wednesday, July 6, Princeton Police said. The man then left the bank and fled toward Princeton Avenue on a black motorcycle, according to police. He was last seen stopped at the intersection of Princeton Avenue and Route 206, authorities said. The suspect did not wield a weapon or make any threats,…

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by Valerie Musson
News
CHILLING VIDEO: NJ Woman Furiously Fights Off Attacker CHILLING VIDEO: NJ Woman Furiously Fights Off Attacker
Chilling Video: NJ Woman Furiously Fights Off Attacker Chilling security video shows a Cliffside Park woman furiously fighting off a mugger after he jumped her from behind and tried to drag her into a stairwell. Refusing to become a victim, the 37-year-old woman scratched and clawed her attacker, who ran away -- then was caught by borough police moments later, Deputy Police Chief Vincent Capano said. Chilling footage shows a man whom police identified as Guatemalan national Marcelo Seten following the woman on Anderson Avenue shortly before 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 14. As they reach the corner at Oakdene Avenue, the would-be robber grabs her a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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DUMB CRIMINAL FILE: Gunman Botches Robberies Of NJ Mail Carriers, Feds Say DUMB CRIMINAL FILE: Gunman Botches Robberies Of NJ Mail Carriers, Feds Say
Dumb Criminal File: Gunman Botches Robberies Of NJ Mail Carriers, Feds Say A 20-year-old Paterson man was arrested after he tried and failed to rob postal carriers in Bergen and Passaic counties at gunpoint on the same day, federal authorities said. Yeniser Cruz Perez was carrying a gun when he approached one of the U.S. Postal Service carriers in the area of Brownstone Court and Wyckoff Avenue in Wyckoff on Jan. 20, 2020 and demanded the master key used to open mail collection boxes and apartment panels, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. The only problem: The worker didn't have one, Sellinger said. That same day, he said, Cruz Perez approached another USPS…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities ID Man Shot Dead In Attempted Trenton Robbery Authorities ID Man Shot Dead In Attempted Trenton Robbery
Authorities ID Man Shot Dead In Attempted Trenton Robbery A man was shot and killed following an attempted robbery in Trenton Monday night, authorities said. Police responding to a Shot Spotter activation near the 400 block of West Hanover Street found Fred Davis, 43, with a gunshot wound just before 9 p.m., Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a joint release. Davis was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center and pronounced dead a short time later, authorities said. An initial investigation showed that Davis had just gotten home from work and parked his car in front of his home when he was approached by two Black men who att…

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by Valerie Musson
News
Burlington Man Charged In Brazen Atlantic City Casino Boxcutter Robbery Bid Burlington Man Charged In Brazen Atlantic City Casino Boxcutter Robbery Bid
Burlington Man Charged In Brazen Atlantic City Casino Boxcutter Robbery Bid A South Jersey man put a box cutter to the neck of an Atlantic City slot machine player during an attempted robbery, then fled after the would-be victim fought back, authorities said. Shawn P. Applewhite, 25, of Marlton, demanded the victim’s money and jewelry, but he stood up and fought him off, an indictment returned by a state grand jury in Trenton says. A bystander also tried to help subdue Applewhite, who ran off before a Bally’s Hotel and Casino security supervisor and officer grabbed him, it says. The indictment, which charges him with robbery and weapons possession, was secured by …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Restaurant Owner, Employee Grab Gun Away From Robber NJ Restaurant Owner, Employee Grab Gun Away From Robber
NJ Restaurant Owner, Employee Grab Gun Away From Robber The owner and an employee at a Teaneck restaurant wrested a gun from a robber who was later captured by police after fleeing, authorities said. Christopher Estades, 28, of New York City pulled the gun and demanded money after entering Mis Raices, a Puerto Rican and Cuban restaurant on Teaneck Road, on Sunday, Police Chief Glenn M. O’Reilly said. He ran after the two took it from him, O’Reilly said. Responding officers captured Estades without incident and recovered the weapon from the restaurant, the chief said. No injuries were reported Estades remained held Thursday in the Bergen Count…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Philadelphia Man Faces 18 Years In State Prison For Sexual Assault Near NJ Highway Exit Philadelphia Man Faces 18 Years In State Prison For Sexual Assault Near NJ Highway Exit
Philadelphia Man Faces 18 Years In State Prison For Sexual Assault Near NJ Highway Exit A 54-year-old Philadelphia man who abducted a woman walking along a Mount Laurel highway last year, has admitted to sexually attacking her, authorities said. Donald Cramer, Jr., of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty to a first-degree attempted sexual assault charge on Thursday in Superior Court, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. The victim was a woman in her 50s from Marlton, Coffina said. Cramer Jr. will be sentenced to 18 years in state prison under his plea agreement, Coffina said. Cramer's plea was entered before Superior Court Judge Gerard H. Breland in Mount Holly. …

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by Jon Craig