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Robber With Twisted Nickname Learns Fate In Paterson, Jersey City Jewelry Store Heists Robber With Twisted Nickname Learns Fate In Paterson, Jersey City Jewelry Store Heists
Robber With Twisted Nickname Learns Fate In Paterson, Jersey City Jewelry Store Heists A Washington DC will spend nearly 20 years behind bars for his role in a violent string of armed robberies with very specific targets in multiple states, federal authorities announced. William Hunter, 28, also known as “Ill Will,” was sentenced this week to 228 months (19 years) in federal prison followed by four years of supervised release following a crime spree that saw him and others targeting South Asian jewelry stores in multiple states up and down the East Cost. The scheme - reportedly led by DC rapper Trevor Wright AKA "Taliban Glizzy -  landed the 15-member crew millions of do…

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by Zak Failla
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GONE IN 30 SECONDS: Smash-And-Grab Thieves Swiftly Snatch $1.5M In Bling From Paterson Store GONE IN 30 SECONDS: Smash-And-Grab Thieves Swiftly Snatch $1.5M In Bling From Paterson Store
Gone IN 30 Seconds: Smash-And-Grab Thieves Swiftly Snatch $1.5M In Bling From Paterson Store Four methodical burglars needed all of a half-minute to smash their way into a jewelry store on Paterson's south side and snatch what the owners reported was more than $1.5 million worth of bling. Clothed in a variety of hats, facemasks, gloves and construction vests, the burglars covered a doorbell cam and popped the locks on the front security gate at the Ramadanco International jewelry store on Getty Avenue before dawn earlier this month, according to various reports. Security video shows them smashing the bottom-half glass of the front door and climbing in. The jewelry was all in stand…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SEE ANYTHING? Armed Robbers Smash Cases, Get More Than $1M In Bling From Paterson Jewelry Store SEE ANYTHING? Armed Robbers Smash Cases, Get More Than $1M In Bling From Paterson Jewelry Store
SEE Anything? Armed Robbers Smash Cases, Get More Than $1M In Bling From Paterson Jewelry Store UPDATE: Authorities in various jurisdictions are comparing notes after three masked gunmen robbed a Paterson jewelry store of more than $1 million in merchandise. Meanwhile, the owner of Paradise Jewelry expressed gratitude to the community for messages of love, support and concern following the brazen broad-daylight heist earlier this week. Mohammad Sheik had only just opened the shop at the corner of Main Street and Delaware Avenue this past July after operating for two years at a smaller location two blocks away. Sheik said he plans to reopen this coming Tuesday, Nov. 1 -- exactly a we…

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by Jerry DeMarco