Police: Armed North Brunswick Robber Leads Pursuit Police: Armed North Brunswick Robber Leads Pursuit
Police: Armed North Brunswick Robber Leads Pursuit An accused North Brunswick robber armed with a handgun was arrested after leading police on a high-speed chase on Route 522, authorities said. Zaire Cromedy, 28, is accused of carrying out a gunpoint robbery at Robeson Village in New Brunswick on May 31, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said in a Wednesday release. Cromedy sped away from New Bofficers attempting to stop him on an outstanding arrest warrant for the robbery as he was driving on Route 522 in South Brunswick on August 6, Ciccone said. Cromedy eluded officers at a high speed and put pedestrians and other drivers at r…
Police: FBI Nabs Serial NJ, PA, MD Pharmacy Robber Police: FBI Nabs Serial NJ, PA, MD Pharmacy Robber
Police: FBI Nabs Serial NJ, PA, MD Pharmacy Robber A Maryland man was extradited to Harrisburg for robbing multiple pharmacies across three states, according to Southern York Regional police. Jamal Alvin Lee Gwaltney, 30, of the 700 block of Villager Circle in Baltimore, MD, was arrested on July 19 in Maryland for armed robberies of pharmacies in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. One of his most notable robberies was in Pennsylvania at a Rite Aid in Shrewsbury located at 577 South Main Street on Dec. 21, 2020. He held up the store with a Glock 23 handgun, stealing more than 80 different medications, worth nearly $36,000, according to …
Getaway Driver In 7-County North Jersey Holdup Spree Heads To Federal Prison Getaway Driver In 7-County North Jersey Holdup Spree Heads To Federal Prison
Getaway Driver In 7-County North Jersey Holdup Spree Heads To Federal Prison The wheelman in nearly two dozen gas station and convenience store armed robberies in North Jersey was sent to federal prison for at least nine years. Meshach Whagar, 31, of Newark must serve just about all of the 110-month sentence handed down in U.S. District Court in Newark on Wednesday because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Whager admitted late last year that he drove the getaway car during the 20 predawn holdups in seven counties -- Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Essex, Middlesex, Morris and Union -- in November and December of 2017 (see list of locations below). The gunman…
Prosecutor: Juvenile Beaten With Gun, Lured In NJ Drug Deal Gone Bad Prosecutor: Juvenile Beaten With Gun, Lured In NJ Drug Deal Gone Bad
Prosecutor: Juvenile Beaten With Gun, Lured In NJ Drug Deal Gone Bad Two more arrests have been made in connection with a Somerset County drug deal gone bad last January, authorities said Thursday. Kayla S. Burnett, 20, of Ewing, and Samuel P. Dyal, 18, of Princeton, were arrested on May 26 and May 27, respectively, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. George C. Battle, 4th was taken into custody on April 28, 2021 and charged with armed robbery, unlawful possession of a handgun, conspiracy to commit armed robbery and luring, all in connection with the Montgomery Township incident, Robertson said. On Jan. 25, a juvenile told police that…
Drug Deal At Wind Creek Casino Turns To Armed Robbery Drug Deal At Wind Creek Casino Turns To Armed Robbery
Drug Deal At Wind Creek Casino Turns To Armed Robbery A 28-year-old Monroe County man is facing charges after a drug deal at Wind Creek Casino in Bethlehem turned into an armed robbery in the parking lot, reports say. Brandon L. Pearsall-McNealy, of East Stroudsburg, met a person at the casino on Wind Creek Boulevard Friday morning and agreed to buy marijuana, PennLive reports citing city police. When they walked to a car in a nearby parking lot around 7:30 a.m., Pearsall-McNealy pointed a gun at the dealer and stole an ounce of marijuana and $270, the news outlet says. The person robbed reportedly told area police that Pearsall-McNealy …
Summit Man Found Guilty In Knifepoint Gas Station Robbery Summit Man Found Guilty In Knifepoint Gas Station Robbery
Summit Man Found Guilty In Knifepoint Gas Station Robbery A Union County jury on Tuesday returned a guilty verdict against a Summit man charged with armed robbery after threatening a gas station attendant at knifepoint in 2018. The jury deliberated for less than a day before convicting 47-year-old Patrick Vermilyea of first-degree armed robbery, third-degree possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose, and fourth-degree theft of movable property, acting Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Summit Police Chief Andrew Bartolotti said. The verdict came after three days of trial testimony before Union County Superior Court Judge Lisa Miralles W…
Jersey Shore Man Gets 8 Years State Prison For Armed Robbery At Lakewood Pharmacy Jersey Shore Man Gets 8 Years State Prison For Armed Robbery At Lakewood Pharmacy
Jersey Shore Man Gets 8 Years State Prison For Armed Robbery At Lakewood Pharmacy A Jersey Shore man was sentenced to eight years in state prison for stealing $130 during an armed robbery of a Lakewood pharmacy, authorities said. Elioenai Aguinaga, 32, of Lakewood, was sentenced on Wednesday by Superior Court Judge Rochelle Gizinski,  Aguinaga pleaded guilty to the robbery charge on Jan. 27, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. On March 26, 2020, Lakewood police were called to Taylor’s Pharmacy on Madison Avenue for a reported robbery. An investigation found that Aguinaga had entered the pharmacy, brandished a semi-au…
Armed Robber Tied Up Atlantic City Mini-Mart Clerk, Police Say Armed Robber Tied Up Atlantic City Mini-Mart Clerk, Police Say
Armed Robber Tied Up Atlantic City Mini-Mart Clerk, Police Say An armed robber was chased and captured after tying up a store clerk in Atlantic City, authorities said. At 2:31 p.m. on Tuesday, patrol officers responded to the Super Mini Mart in the 2300 block of Atlantic Avenue for a panic alarm.  Sergeant TJ Moynihan arrived and found that the store clerk had been robbed at knife point. The suspect had stolen money and other items and used tape from the store to bind the clerk’s hands together before fleeing, police said. After a short foot chase with other officers, Jermaine Whitehurst, 22, was arrested in the 2000 block of Bacharach Boule…
Mercer County Man Nabbed In Somerset Drug Deal Turned Gunpoint Robbery, Authorities Say Mercer County Man Nabbed In Somerset Drug Deal Turned Gunpoint Robbery, Authorities Say
Mercer County Man Nabbed In Somerset Drug Deal Turned Gunpoint Robbery, Authorities Say An 18-year-old Mercer County man has been arrested in a Somerset County drug deal-turned robbery that occurred last January, authorities announced Monday. George C. Battle IV and another man had made arrangement with the victim over a social media application to conduct a drug deal near Lancaster Court in Montgomery Township on Jan. 17 around 6:30 p.m.,  Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. A man got into the passenger's seat of his car and pointed a black gun at him while another man got into the back of the car and demanded his wallet, cell phone, car keys and hat, R…
NJ Man Caught, 2nd Still At-Large In Sex Assault, Armed Robbery Of Couple In Woodbridge NJ Man Caught, 2nd Still At-Large In Sex Assault, Armed Robbery Of Couple In Woodbridge
NJ Man Caught, 2nd Still At-Large In Sex Assault, Armed Robbery Of Couple In Woodbridge A 21-year-old man has.been arrested, and a second suspect remains at large in the recent kidnapping, sexual assault and armed robbery of a couple in Middlesex County, authorities said.  Razzell Austin, 21, of the Avenel section of Woodbridge was arrested on Tuesday in Avenel by Woodbridge and Carteret police, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Director Robert Hubner of the Woodbridge Police Department  Austin was a suspect in the kidnapping, sex attack and robbery with a handgun of a man and a woman on April 16, Ciccone and Hubner said. He has been charged with th…
SEEN THEM? Prosecutor Seeks Tips In Sexual Assault, Armed Robbery Of Couple In Woodbridge SEEN THEM? Prosecutor Seeks Tips In Sexual Assault, Armed Robbery Of Couple In Woodbridge
Seen Them? Prosecutor Seeks Tips In Sexual Assault, Armed Robbery Of Couple In Woodbridge Authorities are seeking the public's help in locating two suspects in an alleged sexual assault and armed robbery. The aggravated sexual assault and armed robbery occurred in the Port Reading section of Woodbridge, last Friday, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Director Robert Hubner of the Woodbridge Police Department.  An initial investigation by Officer Robert Montalvo of the Woodbridge Police Department and Detective Linda Infusino of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office found that on April 16 about 9 o''clock, a woman and man were…
Couple Sexually Assaulted, Robbed At Gunpoint In Woodbridge Couple Sexually Assaulted, Robbed At Gunpoint In Woodbridge
Couple Sexually Assaulted, Robbed At Gunpoint In Woodbridge Authorities in Woodbridge are on the hunt for two men believed to have sexually assaulted and robbed a couple at gunpoint on Friday. The man and woman were approached near Lee Street and Scott Place, in the Port Reading section of the township, when they were approached by a black man and a white man sometime in the evening hours, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. The pair sexually assaulted the female, Ciccone said alongside Woodbridge Police Director Robert Hubner. The public is asked not to approach the individuals as they may be armed. The investigation is …