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One-Man Crime Wave: Arrest Made In Armed Gas Station, 7-Eleven Robberies In Four NJ Towns One-Man Crime Wave: Arrest Made In Armed Gas Station, 7-Eleven Robberies In Four NJ Towns
One-Man Crime Wave: Arrest Made In Armed Gas Station, 7-Eleven Robberies In Four NJ Towns Authorities charged an Essex County man with robbing three gas stations and two convenience stores in Bergen County at gunpoint – four of them in one night. Thomas Johnson, 30, of East Orange brandished a handgun while holding up two gas stations in Mahwah, another in Paramus and a 7-Eleven in Fair Lawn of several thousand dollars in less than half an hour late last month, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Johnson did it again three nights later, robbing a 7-Eleven in Elmwood Park of $650 as two employees locked themselves in the bathroom and called police, the prosecutor said. T…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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HIGHWAY ROBBERIES: Gunman Holds Up Three Gas Stations, Convenience Store In North Jersey HIGHWAY ROBBERIES: Gunman Holds Up Three Gas Stations, Convenience Store In North Jersey
Highway Robberies: Gunman Holds Up Three Gas Stations, Convenience Store In North Jersey UPDATE: Law enforcement agencies in two states were sharing information in the search for a masked gunman who robbed two gas stations in Mahwah, another in Paramus and a 7-Eleven in Fair Lawn of several thousand dollars in less than a half hour. The spree ended with back-to-back holdups of two gas stations on northbound Route 17 in Mahwah barely a couple of minutes from the Rockland County border. The robber entered the Valero station near Route 202 at 11:05 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 22, Mahwah Police Chief Stephen Jaffe said. He “brandished a handgun at the staff at the register and demanded mone…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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These 70+ NJ Gas Stations Are Dropping Prices Friday These 70+ NJ Gas Stations Are Dropping Prices Friday
These 70+ NJ Gas Stations Are Dropping Prices Friday Ever wonder how cheap gas in New Jersey would be if it was self-serve? More than 70 New Jersey stations will be offering fuel at a discounted rate to show drivers just that on Friday, May 13. The initiative promoting self-serving fueling was launched by Fuel Your Way NJ, a coalition that advocates for self-serve gas stations that still offer full service. The coalition appropriately titled the day " Fuel Your Way NJ Self-Serve Day of Awareness." Self-service stations were proposed in a measure by lawmakers in March, however, it was halted by in the General Assembly by the Motoris…

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by Cecilia Levine
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$2M Mega Millions Ticket Sold In Edison, $10,000 Winner Sold In Mahwah $2M Mega Millions Ticket Sold In Edison, $10,000 Winner Sold In Mahwah
$2M Mega Millions Ticket Sold In Edison, $10,000 Winner Sold In Mahwah A lottery ticket good for $2 million was sold in Middlesex County, New Jersey Lottery officials said. The ticket from Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing was purchased from Route 1 ShopRite in Edison. A third-tier ticket winning $10,000 was also sold at the Valero gas station on Route 17 N. in Mahwah. That ticket matched four numbers and the Megaball. The winning numbers were 13, 15, 24, 67 and 70. The Mega Ball was 17 with a Megaplier of 2X. The New Jersey Lottery office in Lawrence remains closed until at least May 15 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Winners can still claim prizes…

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by Cecilia Levine
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High-Speed Stolen Car Chase From Paramus Ends In Crash, Arrests In Bloomfield High-Speed Stolen Car Chase From Paramus Ends In Crash, Arrests In Bloomfield
High-Speed Stolen Car Chase From Paramus Ends In Crash, Arrests In Bloomfield Paramus police seized two Newark men in Bloomfield following an overnight car chase and crash Tuesday that began after the owner of a BMW left it running at a Route 17 gas station in Upper Saddle River, authorities said. The driver went in to make a purchase at the Valero station on the highway's northbound side shortly after 2:30 a.m. when another car pulled in and two thieves in masks and hoods got out, they said. The transport vehicle -- a white Infiniti Q50 stolen out of East Rutherford -- and the BMW 8 Series both took off, Paramus Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. A short time lat…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Lottery Ticket Good For $150K Sold In Monmouth County Lottery Ticket Good For $150K Sold In Monmouth County
Lottery Ticket Good For $150K Sold In Monmouth County A winning New Jersey Lottery ticket was sold in Monmouth County. The ticket from Saturday's Powerball drawing was sold at Valero, 391 Route 9 South in Englishtown. The winning numbers were: 24, 44, 46, 50 and 51. The Red Power Ball number was 13. The Multiplier number was 03. The winner will take home $150,000 because the ticket was purchased with Powerplay, which tripled the $50,000 third-tier prize. In addition to the third-tier prize-winning ticket sold, there were 23,863 New Jersey players who took home an estimated $133,168 in prizes ranging from $4 to $300, Lottery officials s…

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by Jon Craig