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Rochelle Park PD: Newark Man Who Paid For Sex With Underage Girl Gets Beaten, Robbed, Arrested Rochelle Park PD: Newark Man Who Paid For Sex With Underage Girl Gets Beaten, Robbed, Arrested
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…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Driver Reaches For Gun In Struggle, Rochelle Park Police Say Driver Reaches For Gun In Struggle, Rochelle Park Police Say
Driver Reaches For Gun In Struggle, Rochelle Park Police Say A tragedy was prevented when a Hudson County driver reaching for a gun was quickly subdued during a weekend brawl between him, his passenger and police outside a Rochelle Park 7-Eleven, authorities said. A white Cadillac bearing New York license plates taken from another vehicle was headed north on Rochelle Avenue when Officer Chris Kiszka stopped it Saturday afternoon, Detective Lt. James M. DePreta said. Detecting the odor of raw marijuana, Kiszka began removing the driver -- identified as Josean Diaz, 21, of Union City -- when he reached for a gun his waistband, DePreta said. Capt. Gl…

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by Jerry DeMarco