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Convict In 9-Robbery Spree In NJ, NY Gets Whopping 34 Years in Federal Prison, No Parole Convict In 9-Robbery Spree In NJ, NY Gets Whopping 34 Years in Federal Prison, No Parole
Convict In 9-Robbery Spree In NJ, NY Gets Whopping 34 Years in Federal Prison, No Parole Three Elizabeth men who committed nine armed robberies in less than four months in New Jersey and New York were sentenced to lengthy prison terms. The most severe went to ex-con Vincent Chan-Guillen, 33, who was sentenced to nearly 34 years in federal prison – longer than he’s been alive -- following his conviction of a host of charges. Meanwhile, Jamie Fontanez, 45, got a plea-bargained 14½ years, while 33-year-old Paul Jimenez managed to get 10. All must serve out their terms because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Store video shows Chan-Guillen pointing a gun at an empl…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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GUILTY: Parolee Nabbed By Lyndhurst PD Convicted In NJ, NY Liquor, Convenience Store Holdups GUILTY: Parolee Nabbed By Lyndhurst PD Convicted In NJ, NY Liquor, Convenience Store Holdups
Guilty: Parolee Nabbed By Lyndhurst PD Convicted In NJ, NY Liquor, Convenience Store Holdups A Union County parolee who was nabbed by Lyndhurst police after a months-long armed robbery spree of liquor and convenience stores in two states -- including one in which he fired a handgun -- was convicted by federal jurors in Newark of all 10 counts against him. Vincent Chan-Guillen, 32, had just been paroled from state prison after serving three years for drug and weapons convictions when the holdups began in August 2018. He committed nine altogether over the next three months, four of them at liquor stores in New Jersey and five others at establishments in New York, the U.S. District Co…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Lyndhurst PD: Story-Telling Ex-Con Just Released From Prison Has No Defense For Loaded Gun Lyndhurst PD: Story-Telling Ex-Con Just Released From Prison Has No Defense For Loaded Gun
Lyndhurst PD: Story-Telling Ex-Con Just Released From Prison Has No Defense For Loaded Gun An ex-con paroled just four months ago had an answer for everything after a Lyndhurst police officer pulled him over, authorities said – except for why he had a loaded handgun in his trunk. Vincent Chan-Guillen, 28, of Elizabeth quickly steered a Nissan Maxima into the parking lot of a Polito Avenue business when he realized Officer Joseph White was about to pull him over Friday afternoon, Detective Vincent Auteri said. He then “parked haphazardly among other vehicles,” Auteri said. Confronted by White, Chan-Guillen said he’d just left work on Valley Brook Avenue and wanted to see if he co…

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by Jerry DeMarco