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Exxon Workers Disarm Masked Gunman In Attempted Route 23 Armed Robbery: Police
A masked man who attempted to rob a Passaic County gas station at gunpoint was arrested after employees fought him off and wrestled the weapon away, police said.
The incident occurred in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, at the Exxon Gas Station on Route 23 South, according to New Milford police. The suspect, later identified as Cole Labita, of Oak Ridge in Jefferson Township, entered the station with a firearm and demanded cash from the register, police said.
A scuffle broke out between Labita and the employees, spilling into the parking lot, where the employees managed to …
Four Masked Gunmen Rob Man of Cash, Jewelry in Clifton Parking Lot, Police Say
A brazen armed robbery unfolded Monday night, Nov. 25, when four masked men armed with handguns ambushed a man in a Clifton parking lot, authorities said.
The 37-year-old victim was targeted around 9:22 p.m. in the lot at 1578 Main Ave., where the suspects confronted him, Clifton Police Lt. Robert Anderson reported.
The assailants made off with cash and jewelry before fleeing the scene in a gray SUV, last seen speeding away onto Main Avenue, police said.
Fortunately, no injuries were reported, but the bold nature of the crime has sparked an active investigation by the Clifton Police Detect…
Breaking: Nationwide Search In Armed Maywood Jewelry Store Heist Ends With Four In Custody
A nationwide search for the men who held up a Maywood jewelry store at gunpoint and fled on moped-style motorcycles has come to an end, with all four in custody, police said.
Beiker A Aguilera Areyan, 19, of East Elmhurst, NY, Daniel A Rivas Alvarado, 23, of New York, NY, Yeison Amarante Bolivar,25, of Miami, FL, and Jhon C Requena Yerena, 26, of the Bronx, NY, are each facing charges in connection with the incident on April 23 at the West Pleasant Avenue jewelry store, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
An investigation found that two of the men broke into t…
Secret Accomplice Laborer Played Along In Gunman's Sick Bergen County Scheme: Prosecutor
A Virginia gunman and his secret accomplice, a laborer hired to help the true victim move, have both been indicted in an armed robbery last March in a Bergen County storage unit, authorities said.
Eduardo L. Villegas Valera, 30, of Elmhurst, NY had been hired to help someone move items in Englewood Cliffs on Monday, March 11, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
Once at the commercial property on Sylvan Avenue, Villegas Valera alerted Gliderman Cienfuego Castro, 37, confirming the existence of the true victim's watch, the prosecutor said.
Just before 4 p.m., Cienfuego Castro, o…
More Charges Filed Against Route 46 South Hackensack Carjacker: Prosecutor
More charges have been filed against a 42-year-old Bronx, NY man accused of carjacking a vehicle after crashing a stolen car in Bergen County then attacking a police officer on the George Washington Bridge last weekend, authorities said.
Uvaldo Gonzalez, 42, has been charged with first-degree armed robbery, first-degree carjacking, third-degree receiving a stolen motor vehicle, third-degree theft of a motor vehicle, and third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose on Friday, Oct. 18, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
Those charges were filed in connection with the i…
2 Hours, 6 Armed Robberies: Newark Gunman Arrested In Paterson Crime Spree, Police Say
A 25-year-old Newark man was arrested after committing a string of armed robberies in Paterson on Sunday, Oct. 6, authorities said.
Between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., the Paterson Police Department said they received multiple calls regarding six different robberies that occurred in the vicinity of Summer Street, 22nd Avenue, Main Street, Paterson Avenue, and McBride Avenue.
In all of the robberies the suspect, later identified as Justin Rodriguez, brandished a semi-automatic handgun and demanded valuables from the victims, authorities said. The suspect made off with cash and sneakers from th…
Getaway Driver, Armed Robber Who Shot At Victims On Routes 17, 80 Arrested: Cops
Two men have been arrested in a shooting robbery in which the assailants fled the scene in a Route 17 parking lot parking lot onto Route 80, where one fired shots at the victim's vehicle following them authorities said.
Shaheem A. Clark, 19, of Elmwood Park, has been identified as the gunman, while Jaquil M. Brown, 29, of Paterson, was the getaway driver in the Sunday, July 21 incident that happened around 11:25 p.m., Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
According to Musella, a group of friends had left a business on Route 17 in Lodi and got into a vehicle when a man on fo…
Family's Screams Send Home Invader Running In Terrifying Weekend Encounter: Bergen Prosecutor
A Texas man has been arrested in a Bergen County home invasion this weekend after he was scared off by the victims' screams, authorities said.
Jisun Park, 40, of Carrollton, TX, was masked and armed when he confronted two adults and their children after he entered their Impatiens Way garage around 12:20 p.m. Saturday, July 27, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
Park pointed a handgun at the family, announced a robbery, and threatened them, Musella said. The victims began screaming and managed to scare off Park, who fled to a nearby wooded area, the prosecutor said.
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NY Trio Who Used Zip Ties To Restrain 4 Victims In Teaneck Home Invasion Charged: Prosecutor
Three New York men have been charged in a January Teaneck home invasion, authorities announced.
Frank A Salcedo, 43; Francisco Sandoval, 42; and Brian Arias, 40; are facing a litany of charges including armed robbery, kidnapping, weapons possession and related offenses in the Friday, Jan. 12 incident on East Tryon Avenue, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
The three men wearing masks and armed with handguns broke into the home and used zip ties to restrain two men in the home around 10:30 a.m., Musella said.
Over the next few hours, two more adult victims arrived at the …
Robbery Spree Ends, Hoboken Police Charge JC Man With Five Holdups In Six Weeks
Hoboken police stopped a one-man crime wave following five armed robberies over six weeks, including two the same day.
Matthew Trontz, a 31-year-old ex-con from Jersey City, was arrested almost immediately after he held up Thomas’ Ice Cream Café on Jefferson Street between 2nd and 3rd Streets on Tuesday, Feb. 27, city police said.
He was carrying a black stun gun, a silver imitation toy gun, a pocket knife and three cans of pepper spray, they said.
Trontz brandished the firearms at Thomas’s, at Prime Gourmet on Monroe Street (Jan. 15), at Prime Stop on Willow Street and Hoboken Mini Mart o…
SEE Anything? Clifton Car Burglar Pulls Knife On Victim Trying To Stop Him
A thief who broke into a Clifton resident's locked vehicle pulled a knife on him before fleeing with his power tools, authorities said.
It was shortly before 5 a.m. Friday, Nov. 3, when the blare of a vehicle alarm awoke the owner, Police Lt. Robert Anderson said.
The owner, who lives near the corner of Center and Holden streets, ran outside to find the car burglar fleeing with a high-end power tool, Anderson said.
The victim chased after the thief, who tossed the tool into a waiting car, then turned and brandished a large knife, the lieutenant said.
He then got into the vehicle, which dr…
