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Feds: Newark Wheelman Cops Plea In 7-County Armed Robbery Spree Feds: Newark Wheelman Cops Plea In 7-County Armed Robbery Spree
Feds: Newark Wheelman Cops Plea In 7-County Armed Robbery Spree An ex-con from Newark told a federal judge on Thursday that he was the getaway driver in a string of overnight convenience store and gas station robberies in Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Essex, Middlesex, Morris and Union counties. Meshach Whagar, 31, admitted during a video-conferenced plea hearing that he was the wheelman during the 20 predawn holdups in November and December of 2017, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. It included robberies in Lodi, Mahwah, Elmwood Park, Clifton, Hoboken, Bayonne, Kearny, Parsippany, Rockaway, Morris Plains, West Orange, East Brunswick, South River, Edison, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Gunman Robs $250,000 Watch From Kardashian Pal In Englewood Cliffs, Police Issue Sketch Gunman Robs $250,000 Watch From Kardashian Pal In Englewood Cliffs, Police Issue Sketch
Gunman Robs $250,000 Watch From Kardashian Pal In Englewood Cliffs, Police Issue Sketch A bandit robbed the man known as "Foodgod" of a $250,000 watch at gunpoint on an Englewood Cliffs street, said authorities who turned to the public Monday for help. A close friend of Kim Kardashian who legally changed his name from Jonathan Cheban, "Foodgod" told police he was with his mother and a friend when they were accosted in the friend's driveway on East Bayview Avenue near Sylvan Avenue (Route 9W) around 8:30 p.m Sunday. The robber asked what time it was before pointing a silver-colored semiautomatic handgun at the 46-year-old Fort Lee native, his mother and a friend, he said. The …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Haledon PD: Ashes Flicked Out SUV Window Leads To East Orange Pair With Loaded, Stolen Gun Haledon PD: Ashes Flicked Out SUV Window Leads To East Orange Pair With Loaded, Stolen Gun
Haledon PD: Ashes Flicked Out SUV Window Leads To East Orange Pair With Loaded, Stolen Gun A passenger who drew a police sergeant’s attention by flicking cigar ashes out an SUV’s window contributed to the discovery of a loaded, stolen handgun and $1,665 in suspected drug proceeds, authorities said. Haledon Sgt. Timothy Lindberg stopped the 1998 Ford Expedition on Central Avenue shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday after the driver failed to signal a turn and then ran a red light, Lt. George Guzman said. Lindberg “also noticed that the rear-seat passenger was littering by throwing ashes of a cigar out of the window,” Guzman said. The sergeant was joined by Officer Andrea Len, Special P…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Paterson PD: Officers Seize Suicidal Wayne Woman Reaching For Loaded Gun Paterson PD: Officers Seize Suicidal Wayne Woman Reaching For Loaded Gun
Paterson PD: Officers Seize Suicidal Wayne Woman Reaching For Loaded Gun HEROES: Paterson police averted a potential tragedy when they quickly seized a suicidal Wayne woman who reached for a loaded gun as they approached her, authorities said. Officers responding to a call of a sick or injured person found the 40-year-old woman sitting in a car Sunday afternoon near the corner of Straight and Montgomery streets. When they opened the car door to check on her, the woman threw a bag of heroin to the ground and began cursing at them, Police Director Jerry Speziale said. Then she reached under the seat, he said. One officer yelled “Gun!” as they converged on her, g…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Man Who Robbed Orange Phone Store While Wearing Wig Sentenced Man Who Robbed Orange Phone Store While Wearing Wig Sentenced
Man Who Robbed Orange Phone Store While Wearing Wig Sentenced An Ohio man who once took part in a violent criminal spree in Essex County in the early 1990s was sentenced to 300 months in prison for robbing a mobile phone store in Orange, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito said.  Frederick White, 47, had earlier pleaded guilty to robbery under the federal Hobbs Act as well as brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence.  On June 11, 2016, White walked into the store and demanded cash from an employee at gunpoint. White, who was wearing a wig, ran off with the money but was captured by Orange police shortly afterwards.  Wh…

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by Paul Milo
Police & Fire
Police: Armed Trio Sought In Clifton Home Invasion Police: Armed Trio Sought In Clifton Home Invasion
Police: Armed Trio Sought In Clifton Home Invasion Detectives were searching for three bandits who forced their way into a Clifton home and robbed the occupants at gunpoint. The Knapp Avenue victims told police the robbers fled toward Randolph Avenue after the 12:30 a.m. break-in Wednesday. A cellphone and some jewelry were among the valuables taken, responders said. Investigators asked that anyone who might have seen something or has video from the area around that time contact the Clifton Police Detective Bureau: (973) 470-5908.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Armed Robbery Of Wayne Gas Station Where OD Driver Killed Similar To Pequannock Holdup UPDATE: Armed Robbery Of Wayne Gas Station Where OD Driver Killed Similar To Pequannock Holdup
Update: Armed Robbery Of Wayne Gas Station Where OD Driver Killed Similar To Pequannock Holdup Authorities suspect the masked bandit who this weekend robbed a Route 23 Delta gas station in Wayne where a horrific heroin-involved crash killed three people earlier this year also held up a Pequannock Delta station two weeks ago. The attendant told uniformed Wayne officers who responded to the northbound Route 23 Delta station around 8:30 p.m. Saturday "displayed a semiautomatic handgun and demanded money," Capt. Christian Wittig said. Authorities didn't say how much was taken, although responders told Daily Voice the preliminary estimate was about $700. "The victim turned over money to …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Passaic County Rapper Juelz Santana Gets 2+ Years In Fed Pen For Bringing Gun To Newark Airport Passaic County Rapper Juelz Santana Gets 2+ Years In Fed Pen For Bringing Gun To Newark Airport
Passaic County Rapper Juelz Santana Gets 2+ Years In Fed Pen For Bringing Gun To Newark Airport Passaic County rapper Juelz Santana was sentenced Wednesday to 27 months in federal prison for bringing a gun into Newark Airport earlier this year. Santana, 36, of Totowa -- whose real name is Laron L. James -- must serve just about all of the sentence: There's no parole in the federal prison system. U.S. District Judge Stanley R. Chesler also sentenced him to one year of supervised release. Santana, who took a plea deal from the government earlier this year, had a prior felony conviction out of Bergen County that prohibited him from carrying a firearm. SEE: Passaic County Rapp…

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by Jerry DeMarco