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Ex-Con Charged In Gunpoint Essex Drugstore Robbery Spree
Key pieces of evidence led to federal charges against an ex-con for robbing pharmacies in Belleville, East Orange and West Orange at gunpoint, authorities said Wednesday.
Police recovered a gun in his girlfriend’s car that Malik Conley, 27, of Newark, used in the second holdup last December in Belleville, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said.
Conley and an accomplice struck again a month later, this time in East Orange, Carpenito said, adding that keys to the vehicle used in that robbery were found in his pocket.
Conley apparently acted alone in the Dec. 3 robbery in Belleville, an indictmen…
Police: Pair In Stolen Car Linked To String Of Armed NJ Robberies
Handguns and proceeds from items believed to be proceeds from armed robberies across New Jersey were recovered from suspects stopped last week in a stolen vehicle in Essex County, local authorities said.
Anthony Carbley, 19, of Belleville, and Keith Mcnie, 18, of Nutley, were in a car stolen out of Belleville when police stopped them around 1 a.m. Friday, Belleville police said.
Evidence linked Carbley and Mcnie to an armed gas station robbery in Belleville on Aug. 25, and others in Newark, Paterson, East Windsor, Sayreville, and Old Bridge, police said.
Police K9 Helps Recover $2K In Drugs, Paraphernalia, $5K Cash In Union County Traffic Stop
State Police recovered more than $2,000 in drugs and paraphernalia and $5,000 in cash during a Union County traffic stop with help from K9 officer Dutch, leading to the arrest of a Belleville man, authorities said.
Jamine Thomas, 41, of Belleville was stopped for a violation while driving southbound on the New Jersey Turnpike near milepost 101.8 in Elizabeth City shortly after 10:20 a.m. on Friday, July 21, State Police said in a release.
Additional troopers were called in and -- with help from K9 officer Dutch -- recovered more than $2,000 worth of drugs and paraphernalia and more than $5,…
