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Passaic County Man Convicted Of $80,000 Back-To-Back Bank Robberies Passaic County Man Convicted Of $80,000 Back-To-Back Bank Robberies
Passaic County Man Convicted Of $80,000 Back-To-Back Bank Robberies A Passaic County man was convicted by a federal jury of robbing two area banks just weeks apart. Jurors found Jose Soto, 52, of Passaic guilty of robbing a PNC branch in Passaic of $35,000 and a Valley National Bank in Little Falls of $45,000 following a six-day trial in U.S. District Court in Newark. They also convicted Soto of conspiring with a Paterson man to commit the holdups and brandishing a firearm. Soto pointed a silver and black gun at customers and employees at the Main Street Valley National branch in Little Falls on Feb. 27, 2020, authorities said. His accomplice, Nicholas Or…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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MURDER: Arrest Made In Stabbing That Killed Teen Boy, Wounded Another In Passaic MURDER: Arrest Made In Stabbing That Killed Teen Boy, Wounded Another In Passaic
Murder: Arrest Made In Stabbing That Killed Teen Boy, Wounded Another In Passaic A 19-year-old man is facing a murder charge and weapons offenses in a Passaic stabbing that left a 16-year-old boy dead and a 17-year-old boy wounded, authorities said. John E. Martinez had gotten into a fight with the teens around 1:20 a.m. near Krueger Place and Poplar Street Sunday, Oct. 9, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. The 16-year-old male was pronounced deceased. The 17-year-old male was transported to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center for medical treatment. He was arrested on Grove Street near Broadway the following day, Valdes said alongside Passai…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Passaic County Pair Bagged $80,000 In Back-To-Back Bank Robberies Passaic County Pair Bagged $80,000 In Back-To-Back Bank Robberies
Passaic County Pair Bagged $80,000 In Back-To-Back Bank Robberies Two men nabbed by the FBI following bank robberies in Passaic and Little Falls just weeks apart were indicted by a federal grand jury in Newark. Nicholas Ortiz, 37, of Paterson, and Jose Soto, 49, of Passaic, have remained in federal custody since their March arrests for robbing a PNC branch in Passaic of $35,000 and a Valley National Bank in Little Falls of $45,000. One of them pointed a silver and black gun at customers and employees at the Main Street Valley National branch in Little Falls on Feb. 27, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. The other then "jumped over a teller counter …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Masked Gunmen Rob Passaic Bank Masked Gunmen Rob Passaic Bank
Masked Gunmen Rob Passaic Bank Two masked gunmen robbed a Passaic bank Thursday afternoon, authorities confirmed. No one was injured in the robbery shortly after 1 p.m. at the PNC Bank branch at the corner of Broadway and Van Houten Avenue, they said. Students and staff at the nearby Thomas Jefferson School No. 1, Vincent Capuana School No. 15 and the School No. 15 annex were temporarily sheltered in place.  City police were working with the FBI, Mayor Hector Carlos Lora said. There was no idea yet how much was taken, police said. Investigators were trying to obtain descriptions to share publicly. Anyone who…

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by Jerry DeMarco