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Three-Time North Jersey Bank Robber Convicted Of Cellphone Store Holdup Three-Time North Jersey Bank Robber Convicted Of Cellphone Store Holdup
Three-Time North Jersey Bank Robber Convicted Of Cellphone Store Holdup An ex-con from Essex County who served 13½ years in federal prison for holding up banks in Fair Lawn, Clifton and Belleville within weeks of one another was convicted Monday of robbing an East Orange cellphone store at gunpoint just two months after his release. Kenneth Graham, 50, of Newark, was wearing a black mask and blue jeans when he entered the downtown Boost Mobile store on Central Avenue and announced a robbery in the middle of the afternoon on Jan. 18, 2021, federal prosecutors said. Graham pointed a gun at a store employee, who was ordered to place several cell phones from a dis…

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Passaic County Man Convicted Of $80,000 Back-To-Back Bank Robberies Passaic County Man Convicted Of $80,000 Back-To-Back Bank Robberies
Passaic County Man Convicted Of $80,000 Back-To-Back Bank Robberies A Passaic County man was convicted by a federal jury of robbing two area banks just weeks apart. Jurors found Jose Soto, 52, of Passaic guilty of robbing a PNC branch in Passaic of $35,000 and a Valley National Bank in Little Falls of $45,000 following a six-day trial in U.S. District Court in Newark. They also convicted Soto of conspiring with a Paterson man to commit the holdups and brandishing a firearm. Soto pointed a silver and black gun at customers and employees at the Main Street Valley National branch in Little Falls on Feb. 27, 2020, authorities said. His accomplice, Nicholas Or…

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Jersey City Lookout Admits Role In Union City Bank Robbery Jersey City Lookout Admits Role In Union City Bank Robbery
Jersey City Lookout Admits Role In Union City Bank Robbery A Jersey City man admitted Thursday that he served as the lookout while an ex-con robbed a Union City bank. Juan Rojas Hernandez, 21, told a federal judge via videoconference in Newark that he got a cut of the proceeds after William Tedeschi robbed the Valley National Bank branch on Bergenline Avenue of $10,200 in November 2019. Tedeschi, 48, also of Jersey City had been released from state prison after serving 20 months for impersonating a police officer in several Hudson County towns when he robbed the Valley National branch with Hernandez and co-defendant Faronk Lazizi. Taking a plea de…

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Passaic County Pair Bagged $80,000 In Back-To-Back Bank Robberies Passaic County Pair Bagged $80,000 In Back-To-Back Bank Robberies
Passaic County Pair Bagged $80,000 In Back-To-Back Bank Robberies Two men nabbed by the FBI following bank robberies in Passaic and Little Falls just weeks apart were indicted by a federal grand jury in Newark. Nicholas Ortiz, 37, of Paterson, and Jose Soto, 49, of Passaic, have remained in federal custody since their March arrests for robbing a PNC branch in Passaic of $35,000 and a Valley National Bank in Little Falls of $45,000. One of them pointed a silver and black gun at customers and employees at the Main Street Valley National branch in Little Falls on Feb. 27, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. The other then "jumped over a teller counter …

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Serial Police Impersonator Admits Robbing Two NJ Banks, Posing As Fed Serial Police Impersonator Admits Robbing Two NJ Banks, Posing As Fed
Serial Police Impersonator Admits Robbing Two NJ Banks, Posing As Fed A Hudson County ex-con who served state prison time for impersonating a police officer told a federal judge on Tuesday that he robbed banks in Union City and Elizabeth, tried to rob another in Newark and posed as a federal agent. William Tedeschi, 47, of Jersey City admitted the crimes during a teleconference with a federal judge in Newark in exchange for leniency at a scheduled Oct. 1 sentencing as part of a plea deal with the government. Tedeschi was released from state prison last July after serving 20 months for several convictions of impersonating a police officer in several Hudson Cou…

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Wild Chain-Reaction Crash Sends Sedan Through Fair Lawn Insurance Company Window Wild Chain-Reaction Crash Sends Sedan Through Fair Lawn Insurance Company Window
Wild Chain-Reaction Crash Sends Sedan Through Fair Lawn Insurance Company Window A sedan plowed through the front window of a Fair Lawn insurance agency during a wild, chain-reaction crash Tuesday that left an SUV overturned in the middle of the street. The Honda Accord collided with the Honda CRV on Broadway at 30th Street shortly before 3 p.m. The CRV rolled, hitting a parked car Infiniti Tuscon and a van, before it struck another vehicle making deliveries and came to rest in front of the Valley National Bank. The Accord, meanwhile, crashed through the front window of the Broadway Insurance Agency. Two people were taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Pa…

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GOTCHA! FBI Nabs Two In Passaic, Little Falls Bank Robberies GOTCHA! FBI Nabs Two In Passaic, Little Falls Bank Robberies
Gotcha! FBI Nabs Two In Passaic, Little Falls Bank Robberies The FBI nabbed two men who robbed banks in Passaic and Little Falls last month, federal authorities said Wednesday. Nicholas Ortiz, 37, of Paterson, and Jose Soto, 49, of Passaic, remained in federal custody and had closed-circuit appearances scheduled Wednesday afternoon with a U.S. District Court judge in Newark, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Both are charged with holding up a Valley National Bank in Little Falls on Feb. 27. Soto also is charged with robbing a PNC branch in Passaic on Feb. 6 -- although authorities believe Ortiz participated. One of them pointed a silver and …

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VIDEO: Hackensack Office Burglars Swipe $40,000 In Coins, Pricey Painting VIDEO: Hackensack Office Burglars Swipe $40,000 In Coins, Pricey Painting
Video: Hackensack Office Burglars Swipe $40,000 In Coins, Pricey Painting Burglars broke into a Hackensack office building and stole $40,000 worth of collectible coins and a painting worth several thousand dollars, said police who released a surveillance video Wednesday. The video shows three intruders casing one of the offices and then suddenly rushing out of the four-story building at 560 Hudson Street around 2:45 a.m. Monday. The coins and painting were stolen from Gilberti Construction, while five other offices sustained damage to interior doors and locks with nothing apparently taken, Detective Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. Hackensack police urged anyone who wi…

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REWARD: $5,000 Offered To Help Capture Little Falls Bank Robbers REWARD: $5,000 Offered To Help Capture Little Falls Bank Robbers
Reward: $5,000 Offered To Help Capture Little Falls Bank Robbers UPDATE (3/18/2020): The FBI nabbed two men who robbed banks in Passaic and Little Falls last month, federal authorities said Wednesday. https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/northpassaic/police-fire/gotcha-fbi-nabs-two-in-passaic-little-falls-bank-robberies/785204/ ****** A $5,000 reward was offered Wednesday for help catching two masked men who robbed a Valley National Bank in Little Falls at gunpoint last Thursday. One of the robbers held a handgun while the other went behind the counter at the at Main Street bank and removed money from the tellers’ drawers, authorities said. Responde…

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Elmwood Park Detective Nabs Female Bank Robber From Teaneck, 22 Elmwood Park Detective Nabs Female Bank Robber From Teaneck, 22
Elmwood Park Detective Nabs Female Bank Robber From Teaneck, 22 An Elmwood Park detective nabbed a bank robber from Teaneck minutes after she fled with $331 from a Valley National branch on Friday, authorities said. Detective Michael Goldyn grabbed Gianna A. Baskerville, 22, as she headed west on Broadway away from the Elmwood Park bank, Police Chief Michael Foligno said. Baskerville "passed a note to a teller stating she had a gun demanding money but did not display a weapon," Foligno said. She fled west with the cash but didn't get very far. Goldyn arrested Baskerville without incident, the chief said. Baskerville has an arrest history for offense…

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Ex-Con, 73, Charged With Robbing Englewood, Hackensack Banks Of $13,000 Ex-Con, 73, Charged With Robbing Englewood, Hackensack Banks Of $13,000
Ex-Con, 73, Charged With Robbing Englewood, Hackensack Banks Of $13,000 A 73-year-old ex-con from Englewood robbed a Hackensack bank of $10,000 last October and an Englewood bank of $3,000 earlier this month, authorities charged. John Nottingham was turned over to the FBI after a caller seeking a reward tipped off the local CrimeStoppers group, Englewood Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said Monday. Nottingham approached a teller at the Valley National Bank on Hackensack Avenue just before 12:30 p.m. Oct. 20  wearing a black watch cap, green jacket, and black gloves, with his face partially concealed by a gray cloth, authorities said at the time, Torell said. H…

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Hackensack PD Releases Photos Of Valley National Bank Robber Hackensack PD Releases Photos Of Valley National Bank Robber
Hackensack PD Releases Photos Of Valley National Bank Robber Hackensack police released new images of a man who they said robbed a Valley National Bank of $10,000 last month. They also released photos of the getaway car. The robber approached a teller at the Valley National Bank on Hackensack Avenue just before 12:30 p.m. Saturday wearing a black watch cap, green jacket, and black gloves, with his face partially concealed by a gray cloth, authorities said at the time. "He demanded money from the teller and displayed an unknown object wrapped in black duct tape," Capt. Nicole Foley said. "The teller complied and placed approximately $10,000 cash in a…

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SEEN HIM? Surveillance Image Released Of Man Who Robbed Hackensack Bank Of Nearly $950 SEEN HIM? Surveillance Image Released Of Man Who Robbed Hackensack Bank Of Nearly $950
Seen HIM? Surveillance Image Released Of Man Who Robbed Hackensack Bank Of Nearly $950 Hackensack police were searching for a man who robbed a TD Bank branch of nearly $950 Tuesday morning.  Area schools were locked down as police searched for the bearded, 5-foot-10-inch robber, who struck just after 9 a.m. at the bank at 540 River Street near the FDU campus. The robber, wearing a hooded sweatshirt and a cap, "walked into the bank and walked over to a counter where he grabbed an envelope and wrote down a note, which he then handed to the teller," Capt. Peter Busciglio said. "The note demanded money." No weapon was shown, the captain added. The robber walked out with $9…

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Clifton Bank Robbery: Corrado's Market Employees Help Catch Ex-Con, 46 Clifton Bank Robbery: Corrado's Market Employees Help Catch Ex-Con, 46
Clifton Bank Robbery: Corrado's Market Employees Help Catch Ex-Con, 46 Two employees of Corrado's Market help police capture a 46-year-old ex-con from Clifton moments after authorities said he robbed a local bank by claiming to have a bomb. Kenneth R. Gayda Jr. was charged with robbery and making terroristic threats after the holdup at the Valley National Bank on Getty Avenue just before 1 p.m. Thursday, records show. Police said he was carrying a bag when he entered the bank, "approached a teller and produced a threatening note demanding money and indicating that he was in possession of a bomb," Lt. Robert Bracken said. The teller, in turn, handed …

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Ridgewood ATM Tampered With, Police Urge Customers To Check Accounts Ridgewood ATM Tampered With, Police Urge Customers To Check Accounts
Ridgewood ATM Tampered With, Police Urge Customers To Check Accounts RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- Police urged customers who've recently used the ATM at the Valley National Bank in Ridgewood to check their accounts after someone tampered with the machine. A technician at the Franklin Avenue bank who examined the machine discovered that someone monkeyed with the internal components sometime between Friday and Monday, Police Chief Jacqueline Luthcke said. Village detectives were investigating with bank officials, she said. Anyone who used that particular ATM over the weekend "should contact Valley National Bank and monitor your account and report any fraudulent ac…

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