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Feds: Newark Wheelman Cops Plea In 7-County Armed Robbery Spree
An ex-con from Newark told a federal judge on Thursday that he was the getaway driver in a string of overnight convenience store and gas station robberies in Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Essex, Middlesex, Morris and Union counties.
Meshach Whagar, 31, admitted during a video-conferenced plea hearing that he was the wheelman during the 20 predawn holdups in November and December of 2017, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said.
It included robberies in Lodi, Mahwah, Elmwood Park, Clifton, Hoboken, Bayonne, Kearny, Parsippany, Rockaway, Morris Plains, West Orange, East Brunswick, South River, Edison, …
$10K Lottery Tickets Sold In Essex, Morris Counties
A pair of winning lottery tickets were sold in Essex and Morris counties.
The third-tier prizewinning Mega Millions tickets from Friday's drawing matched four of the five white balls and the Gold Mega Ball drawn, winning the $10,000 prize.
The winning numbers were 03, 09, 50, 53, and 64. The Gold Mega Ball was 01, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 03.
Those tickets were purchased from Bloomfield Petroleum (BP gas station) on Bloomfield Avenue in Newark, and Quick Chek on Main Street in Madison.
In addition to the third-tier prizes won, seven players matched four of the five…