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Rochelle Park PD: Newark Man Who Paid For Sex With Underage Girl Gets Beaten, Robbed, Arrested
A Newark man who paid for sex with an underage girl got mugged instead, said Rochelle Park police who took four people into custody -- including him.
An injured Samati Kokou, 36, came running into Fire Department headquarters Saturday night seeking help, Lt. James DePreta said.
He had driven to Central Avenue, he said, where he gave a 16-year-old girl cash in exchange for what he expected would be sex, the lieutenant said.
Instead, two robbers popped up and beat him.
Kokou ran to the Lotz Lane firehouse with injuries to his face, arms and hand, DePreta said.
Meanwhile, the robbers ransa…
Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine, Pot Seized In Camden Bust, NJ State Police Say
Authorities seized 36 pounds of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and marijuana in a recent South Jersey drug-dealing bust.
Four people were arrested after authorities seized more than $350,000 in cocaine, fentanyl, heroin and marijuana as well as nearly $51,000 cash, a stolen handgun and three vehicles, state police said.
The arrests in Camden and Gloucester Township came after a 17-month investigation involving local, state, county and federal law enforcement authorities.
Warranted searches were made by police on March 30 at a home in Gloucester Township and three other residences in Camde…
