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Paterson Jewelry Store Robbery Part Of Multi-State Crime Spree Involving DC Rapper: Feds Paterson Jewelry Store Robbery Part Of Multi-State Crime Spree Involving DC Rapper: Feds
Paterson Jewelry Store Robbery Part Of Multi-State Crime Spree Involving DC Rapper: Feds Three masked men who robbed a Paterson jewelry store of more than $1 million worth of merchandise at gunpoint last year were part of a violent East Coast crime ring that included a Washington, DC-based rapper, federal authorities said Wednesday. Trevor Wright – aka “Taliban Glizzy” – was among 16 defendants named in an indictment unsealed by federal authorities in the nation’s capital on Aug. 30. Mohammad Sheik had only just opened the Paradise Jewelry Store at the corner of Main Street and Delaware Avenue in Paterson several weeks earlier when the place was robbed last fall. It was one o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Mid-Atlantic Crime Ring Arrests For NJ Armed Robberies, Carjackings Mid-Atlantic Crime Ring Arrests For NJ Armed Robberies, Carjackings
Mid-Atlantic Crime Ring Arrests For NJ Armed Robberies, Carjackings An indictment of 16 members of a violent mid-Atlantic crime ring has been unsealed and the federal agencies are naming names.  Of the 16, eight of the alleged crime ring members were arrested in the morning on Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023, police in Fairfax County, Virginia announced later that day.  They were all arrested in connection to a violent crime spree that took place between Jan. 7, 2022, through Jan. 27, 2023.  The crime ring members were all from Maryland and the District of Columbia. They met with their accused leader – Trevor Wright, also known as “Taliban Glizzy” …

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by Jillian Pikora
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A Million In A Minute: Video Captures Violent Robbery Of NJ Jewelry Store A Million In A Minute: Video Captures Violent Robbery Of NJ Jewelry Store
A Million In A Minute: Video Captures Violent Robbery Of NJ Jewelry Store Masked thieves burst in the door of Virani Jewelers and order everyone to the ground with guns. Then they get to work. The eight men smash and jump over the cases at the Iselin store, grabbing trays of precious gold and stones, all worth roughly $1 million, abc7 reports. The one-minute heist of the Oak Tree Road jewelry shop last Friday evening was captured by surveillance. By the time it's all over, the store is in disarray, and the workers in shock. The incident is under investigation by Woodbridge police.

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by Cecilia Levine