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Carjacker Who Attacked Officers On GWB Facing More Charges For Route 46 Incidents: Prosecutor
More charges have been filed against a 42-year-old Bronx, NY man accused of carjacking a vehicle after crashing a stolen car in Bergen County then attacking a police officer on the George Washington Bridge last weekend, authorities said.
Uvaldo Gonzalez, 42, has been charged with first-degree armed robbery, first-degree carjacking, third-degree receiving a stolen motor vehicle, third-degree theft of a motor vehicle, and third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose on Friday, Oct. 18, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
Those charges were filed in connection with the i…
Trio Sentenced For Staking Out, Killing East Orange Victim: Prosecutor
Two men with long rap sheets were sentenced to 30 years in prison on Monday, July 22, for killing Shawn Watford in East Orange in April 2020, authorities said.
Anthony Hagans, a 35-year-old Irvington resident and Clarence Johnson, a 38-year-old East Orange were sentenced after pleading guilty to aggravated manslaughter and unlawful possession of a handgun while their trial was ongoing, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, II said.
On April 13, 2020, Hagans and Johnson staked out Watford's apartment until he left to go visit his mother, Stephens said. As Watford was walking …
Search Under Way For Suspect Who Robbed 2 Women At Gunpoint In Newark: Cops
A man robbed two women at gunpoint last week in Newark, authorities said.
On Wednesday, June 19 at 3:23 p.m., police responded to the 500 block of Orange Street after a person attempted to snatch a woman's purse, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said.
When the woman resisted, the suspect brandished a firearm and she surrendered her purse, Fragé said. The suspect then fled westbound on Orange Street toward East Orange.
On Thursday, June 20, at 12:15 a.m., the suspect committed another armed robbery on Roseville Avenue and Orange Street, Fragé said. The suspect wa…