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The conviction stem from four armed robberies that were reported between the late night hours of Friday, April 29, 2022 and the early morning hours of Saturday, April 30, 2022. In each incident, Joel Krecz brandished a handgun and money was demanded from the clerk working at a business, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. A joint investigation by numerous police departments identified Krecz as the man behind:
• The robbery of a liquor store on Summit Avenue in Union City on Saturday, April 30, 2022.
• The robbery of a gas station on Route 3 in Secaucus on Saturday, April 30, 2022.
• The robbery of a business on Paterson Plank Road in Union City on Saturday, April 30, 2022.
• The robbery of a liquor store on Willow Avenue in Hoboken on Saturday, April 30, 2022.
Krecz was arrested in Jersey City while in possession of a handgun on Tuesday, May 3, 2022.
He was found guilty of four counts of armed robbery and numerous assault and weapons charges following a two-week trial, Suarez said.
He is scheduled to be sentenced next January, Suarez said.
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