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Ex-Con Gets 11+ Years For $2,000 Passaic Nightclub Robbery Ex-Con Gets 11+ Years For $2,000 Passaic Nightclub Robbery
Ex-Con Gets 11+ Years For $2,000 Passaic Nightclub Robbery PASSAIC, N.J. -- An ex-con who admitted robbing a Passaic nightclub of $26,084 at gunpoint with two accomplices was sentenced Friday in federal court in Newark to more than 11 years in prison. Because there's no parole in the federal prison system, 29-year-old Keontrae “Taz” Lawrence of South Orange must serve just about all of the sentence. Both Lawrence and another confessed accomplice -- Shaheed "Abbo" Blamahsah, also of South Orange – made the employee dump the contents of two safes into two purses at gunpoint and then count to 100 as the trio left the club on Sept. 6, 2015. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Kidnappers Expect To Collect $7,000, Busted By Passaic Police Instead Kidnappers Expect To Collect $7,000, Busted By Passaic Police Instead
Kidnappers Expect To Collect $7,000, Busted By Passaic Police Instead PASSAIC, N.J. -- A Passaic man was abducted by a Bronx pair who threatened to kill him and his wife if they weren’t paid $7,000 – but he went to police instead, leading to their arrests, authorities said. The 28-year-old victim told police that he and his wife were approached Thursday night in the area of Main Avenue and Autumn Street by Randal M. OlivioRondon, 20, and Luis R. Romero, 22. His wife fled, but her husband was shoved into a getaway car at gunpoint, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said Saturday night. While in the car, the pai…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Prosecutor: Passaic High School Teacher Charged In Student Sex Case Prosecutor: Passaic High School Teacher Charged In Student Sex Case
Prosecutor: Passaic High School Teacher Charged In Student Sex Case PASSAIC, N.J. -- Authorities on Wednesday arrested a Passaic High School teacher who they said had "sexually inappropriate conversations and behavior" with two teenage victims. Jose Maria, 39, was charged with four counts of child endangerment and one of official misconduct for incidents that authorities said occurred between 2010 and 2012.  The victims "were students at the school during the relevant time period and are now adults," Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said in a joint announcement. He was due in court in P…

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by Jerry DeMarco