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Armed Robber From Trenton Who Was Shot By Undercover Fed Hit With Heavier Charges Armed Robber From Trenton Who Was Shot By Undercover Fed Hit With Heavier Charges
Armed Robber From Trenton Who Was Shot By Undercover Fed Hit With Heavier Charges An armed robber from Trenton thought he’d found an easy victim in a would-be gun buyer – only it turned out to be an undercover agent who shot him instead, authorities said. Members of a federally-led task force were investigating gun trafficking and other crimes when Jabree Johnson, 28, got into the undercover agent’s car at the Krauszer’s on Greenwood Avenue in Hamilton Township on March 22, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. Johnson handed over a semi-automatic handgun that the agent inspected before returning it and asking to see others, Honig said Friday. At that point, Johns…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Newark Police Seek Public's Help To ID Grocery Store Robbery Suspect Newark Police Seek Public's Help To ID Grocery Store Robbery Suspect
Newark Police Seek Public's Help To ID Grocery Store Robbery Suspect Newark police are seeking the public's help identifying a man who they say fled after robbing a grocery store Thursday afternoon. The man apparently demanded money from a cashier at gunpoint around 12:35 p.m. in Ruby's Grocery Store at 977 Bergen Street, according to Newark Public Safety Director Brian A. O’Hara. The suspect also stole merchandise from the store before fleeing on foot and heading westbound on Scheerer Avenue, authorities said. Director O’Hara urges anyone with information about the suspect to call the Department's 24-hour Crime Stopper tip line at 1-877-NWK-TIPS …

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by Nicole Acosta
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GOT 'EM! Police Nab Essex County Men Accused Of Robbing Krauszer's Employee At Knifepoint GOT 'EM! Police Nab Essex County Men Accused Of Robbing Krauszer's Employee At Knifepoint
GOT 'EM! Police Nab Essex County Men Accused Of Robbing Krauszer's Employee At Knifepoint Two Belleville men were arrested moments after attempting to rob a Bloomfield convenience store employee at knifepoint last week, authorities said. Ethan Lozado, 20, and Anthony Dagata, 21, walked into the Krauszers Food Mart on Belleville Avenue, brandished a large knife and demanded money in the cash register and several packs of Newport cigarettes on March 10, Bloomfield Public Safety Director Samuel DeMaio said. Lozado and Dagata ran out the back of the store into the Davey Street Apartment Complex, where officers found them, DeMaio said. Both were arrested on the incide…

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by Cecilia Levine
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FEDS: NJ Man Facing Nearly 15 Years For Gunpoint Robbery Of 3 PA Convenience Stores FEDS: NJ Man Facing Nearly 15 Years For Gunpoint Robbery Of 3 PA Convenience Stores
Feds: NJ Man Facing Nearly 15 Years For Gunpoint Robbery Of 3 PA Convenience Stores A New Jersey man is facing nearly 15 years behind bars for his alleged armed robbery of a Speedway gas station and convenience store in Allentown in 2017, federal authorities announced. Brandon Garcia, 22, of Jersey City, pleaded guilty in 2019 to multiple felonies arising from the Mar. 28, 2017 robbery, including Hobbs Act robbery, and using, carrying, or possessing a machine gun during a crime, according to Acting United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams. During the robbery, it is alleged that Garcia used a long gun to threaten store employees and poked one employee with th…

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by Nicole Acosta
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RECOGNIZE THEM? Police Seek ID For Suspects Who Used Stolen Vehicle In Newark Gunpoint Robbery RECOGNIZE THEM? Police Seek ID For Suspects Who Used Stolen Vehicle In Newark Gunpoint Robbery
Recognize Them? Police Seek ID For Suspects Who Used Stolen Vehicle In Newark Gunpoint Robbery Authorities in Newark are seeking the public’s help identifying the suspects who used a stolen vehicle in an armed robbery Monday night. A man approached a taxi driver after exiting the rear passenger side of a light gray 2020 Jeep Cherokee near the 300 block of Chestnut Street around 10 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The man robbed the taxi driver at gunpoint and took an iPhone 8-Plus, Galaxy Tablet S7 and $300 in cash before returning to the vehicle, which was reported stolen from Irvington around 8:35 p.m., Ambrose said. The stolen Jeep then headed north on…

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by Valerie Musson
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Police: Newark Man Driving Carjacked Kia Leads Pursuit, Crashes Into Car, Hits Snowbank Police: Newark Man Driving Carjacked Kia Leads Pursuit, Crashes Into Car, Hits Snowbank
Police: Newark Man Driving Carjacked Kia Leads Pursuit, Crashes Into Car, Hits Snowbank Police arrested a man they say led a pursuit and crashed while driving a Kia Sorento that had been stolen at gunpoint in Newark Sunday night. Zair Trimmings, 19, was seen driving the Kia, which had been stolen by two women at gunpoint from the 200 block of Oraton Street around 11:35 p.m., Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. The victim’s cash, cell phone and other personal property were also taken during the incident while a silver SUV blocked her from leaving by pulling up next to the Kia, Ambrose said. Trimmings ignored officers’ attempts to pull him over near Sanford A…

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by Valerie Musson
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South Hackensack PD: SWAT Team, Detectives Capture Armed Robbers, Drug Dealers In Motel Raid South Hackensack PD: SWAT Team, Detectives Capture Armed Robbers, Drug Dealers In Motel Raid
South Hackensack PD: SWAT Team, Detectives Capture Armed Robbers, Drug Dealers In Motel Raid It happened in a flash: A SWAT team stormed a South Hackensack motel, capturing two armed robbers and three drug dealers from Teaneck and Englewood who've been living there, authorities said. South Hackensack detectives were preparing to hit two rooms following a series of undercover drug deals when a legitimate 30-year-old customer told them that two other men living in a third room had robbed him, authorities said. The victim, who lives in Bergenfield, told police that he agreed to meet Malik Lee, 25, of Englewood to buy some pot for $200, Capt. Robert Chinchar said. Lee showed up for th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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KNOW HIM? Police Seek ID Of Man Wanted In Armed Robbery Of South Jersey 7-Eleven KNOW HIM? Police Seek ID Of Man Wanted In Armed Robbery Of South Jersey 7-Eleven
Know HIM? Police Seek ID Of Man Wanted In Armed Robbery Of South Jersey 7-Eleven Police in South Jersey are seeking the identity of a man who they say committed an armed robbery at a local 7-Eleven. The man in the photos above robbed flashed a handgun at the cashier of the North Broadway convenience store in Pitman around 3 a.m. Wednesday, police said. The man is considered armed and dangerous, police said. Anyone who knows the suspect is urged to contact the PPD at 856-589-3500 and speak with Investigator Eric Bailey. 

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
SEEN THEM? Warrants Issued For Accused Newark Robbers SEEN THEM? Warrants Issued For Accused Newark Robbers
Seen Them? Warrants Issued For Accused Newark Robbers Authorities in Newark have issued warrants for the arrests of several individuals wanted in robberies that occurred last year. According to Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose, the following people are being sought: Sameerah Ward, 42, of East Orange: wanted for an armed robbery that occurred on Oct. 11, 2020 at the Tryp Hotel, 24 E. Park Street in Newark. Ward, along with two other suspects, robbed a guest of the hotel of his personal property at gunpoint. She faces charged of robbery, conspiracy, possession of an unlawful weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police: Armed Robber Told Route 46 Hotel Clerk He Needed Money Because Of COVID Police: Armed Robber Told Route 46 Hotel Clerk He Needed Money Because Of COVID
Police: Armed Robber Told Route 46 Hotel Clerk He Needed Money Because Of COVID Authorities are seeking an armed robber they say told the clerk of a Route 46 hotel in Essex County he needed money because of COVID.  A white man wearing a surgical mask walked into the Comfort Inn in Fairfield around 6 p.m., and showed the clerk a silver handgun in his waistband, Police Chief Anthony Manna said. The man told the clerk he needed their money because of COVID, Manna said. After being handed the cash, the man walked calmly out of the hotel and got into what is believed to be a newer model, silver or gray Ford Fusion with silver rims, tinted windows, dual exhaust pipes a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Newark Police Seek Help IDing Armed Robbery Suspects Newark Police Seek Help IDing Armed Robbery Suspects
Newark Police Seek Help IDing Armed Robbery Suspects Police in Newark are seeking the public's help identifying three armed robbery suspects. Just after 6:50 p.m. on Nov. 22, the three suspects entered a grocery store at 567 Broadway and robbed employees at gun-point, Newark Public Safety Director Anthony F. Ambrose said. They fled the store and headed west on Delavan Avenue, where they drove away in a gray SUV. The first suspect is described as 20 to 25 years old with a heavy build, dark brown complexion, approximately 5'11" tall, 300 pounds wearing an afro. He was also wearing a light green pullover sweater with a pocket in front, dar…

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by Cecilia Levine
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PD: Fort Lee DWI Driver Found With Smashed Car, Crack Says He Was Robbed Buying Drugs In NYC PD: Fort Lee DWI Driver Found With Smashed Car, Crack Says He Was Robbed Buying Drugs In NYC
PD: Fort Lee DWI Driver Found With Smashed Car, Crack Says He Was Robbed Buying Drugs In NYC An intoxicated Fort Lee driver with cocaine residue on his lips told Palisades Interstate Parkway police that he crashed his car in Washington Heights when he was robbed at gunpoint after going there to buy drugs, authorities said. Officers responding to a call at the northbound Mobil service area in Englewood Cliffs found Jeffrey D. Choi near the convenience store, a strong odor of alcohol on his breath, shortly after 2 p.m. Friday, PIP Police Sgt. First Class Raymond E. Walter said. HisHyundai, parked near the gas pumps, had damage to the front right side, as well as a shredded front righ…

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by Jerry DeMarco