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Newark Man Avoids Prison After $10K Atlantic City Casino Robbery: Prosecutor
A 51-year-old Newark man was spared prison and accepted into recovery court over the objections of prosecutors after being convicted of robbing a victim of their casino winnings in Atlantic City in 2023, authorities said.
On Friday, Mach 3, 2023, the victim won $20,000 playing poker and was befriended by Robert Reed, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. The next morning, Reed told the victim he missed his bus and asked for a ride, authorities said.
While walking to the victim's car in the parking garage, Reed struck the victim over the head with a glass bottle and took $10,000 in c…
Murder, Robbery, Weapons: Newark Man Convicted: Prosecutor
A 24-year-old Newark resident was convicted of murder, weapons and robbery charges on Friday, Jan. 24 stemming from three incidents in April 2021, authorities said.
On Saturday, April 10, 2021, Rahdee Bennett assaulted a man with a gun outside his home in front of his wife and children, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens said. On Tuesday, April 13, Bennett robbed a man of his wallet and gold chain as the victim was performing repair work on Renner Avenue, Stephens said. On Saturday, April 17, security video captured Bennett pulling a gun on man who was painting a…
Ex-Husband Of Rhonj Star Sentenced For Stalking, Leading To Home Invasion: Prosecutor
Thomas Manzo, the ex-husband of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Dina Cantin, was sentenced on Wednesday, Jan. 8, after previously pleading guilty to stalking her and her then-fiancé now-husband David Cantin, leading to a 2017 home invasion, authorities said.
Manzo, a 59-year-old Franklin Lakes resident, pleaded guilty last October to stalking the couple in Holmdel between 2015 and 2019. James Mainello, a 57-year-old Bayonne resident, pleaded guilty to robbing and assaulting the same victims in May 2017, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said.
On Saturday, May 13, 201…
Man Robbed Exxon Minimart At Gunpoint: Newark PD
A man is at large after he robbed an Exxon gas station minimart at gunpoint in Newark on Friday, Dec. 27, authorities said.
At 12:40 a.m., the suspect entered the minimart at 1425 McCarter Highway, pointed a handgun at the clerk, and forced the worker to open the store’s safe and cash register before fleeing eastbound on 3rd Avenue and McCarter Highway towards Passiac Street, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said.
The suspect is described as a Black male, 6’1” tall and 195 pounds, Miranda said. He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, face mask, green New York J…
Four Robberies, Two Shootings: Jersey City Man Pleads Guilty To Wild Night
A 32-year-old Jersey City man pleaded guilty in Newark federal court on Monday, Dec. 9 to committing four robberies and two shootings, all in the same evening, authorities said.
On Nov. 14, 2021, Rodney Williams robbed a store in Jersey City at gunpoint, US Attorney Phillip Sellinger said. Soon after, Williams, accompanied by Siobhan Chandler, demanded money from a gas station, Sellinger said. When the attendants did not immediately comply, Williams shot one of the attendants in the chest before fleeing the scene, Sellinger said.
Williams and Chandler then robbed a third store at gunpoint, …
Three Men At Large After Multiple Gunpoint Robberies: Newark PD
Police are attempting to locate three men following multiple gunpoint robberies committed in Newark last month.
On Monday, Nov. 11 at 6:45 a.m., a man walking southbound on McWhorter Street near Ferry Street was approached by a man who exited a red Hyundai Sonata and demanded his belongings at gunpoint, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. The suspect stole the victim’s backpack, containing his wallet, a bank card, cash, and a cell phone before returning to the vehicle, which had been reported stolen, Miranda said.
Minutes later, another man was approached by two men who…
