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Reign Of Terror: NJ Ex-Con Gets 16 Years For Series Of Armed Robberies, Carjackings Reign Of Terror: NJ Ex-Con Gets 16 Years For Series Of Armed Robberies, Carjackings
Reign Of Terror: NJ Ex-Con Gets 16 Years For Series Of Armed Robberies, Carjackings 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A 25-year-old ex-con from Trenton who’s already served 2½ years in state prison is headed to federal prison for 16 more for a string of gunpoint carjackings and robberies. Joshua M. Perez was one of three armed robbers who commited a Oct. 10 carjacking, another on Dec. 5 and the robbery later than second night of a local gas station, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Surveillance cameras captured video of Perez and two other robbers emerging from a sedan, pointing handguns at occupants of another vehicle, Sellinger said. They then fled with money and cellphones in the victims…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
PA Man Burglarized 6 Morris County Businesses In 3 Months, Prosecutor Says PA Man Burglarized 6 Morris County Businesses In 3 Months, Prosecutor Says
PA Man Burglarized 6 Morris County Businesses In 3 Months, Prosecutor Says A Pennsylvania man is behind bars on allegations that he burglarized half a dozen Morris County businesses — including a retail and convenience store, restaurant, and three gas stations — over the course of three months, authorities announced. Kenneth K. Cook, 48, was charged with various counts of theft, burglary, criminal mischief, and conspiracy, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a release with local officials on Tuesday, June 7. Cook, of Allentown, is accused of smashing a glass door and stealing up to 80 cigarette packs from a store in Randolph on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021.…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Parsippany Gas Stations Targeted In Back-To-Back Armed Robberies: Prosecutor Parsippany Gas Stations Targeted In Back-To-Back Armed Robberies: Prosecutor
Parsippany Gas Stations Targeted In Back-To-Back Armed Robberies: Prosecutor Two gas stations in Parsippany were targeted in back-to-back robberies, authorities said Tuesday. The first occurred when a man driving a black or dark gray BMW X5 stopped at Shell on Route 46 East, asked the attendant for $25 worth of gas and pulled a knife when their back was turned around 7:55 p.m. Friday, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. The vehicle then fled eastbound on Route 46, authorities said. About 10 minutes later, a man driving a vehicle with the same description stopped at Conoco on Route 46 West and asked for a gas refill before approaching the attendant from…

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by Valerie Musson
News
GOTCHA! Accused Mahwah Roommate Killer Captured By NYPD GOTCHA! Accused Mahwah Roommate Killer Captured By NYPD
Gotcha! Accused Mahwah Roommate Killer Captured By Nypd UPDATE: A trio of New York City police officers helped capture a 23-year-old Mahwah man who authorities said fled after shooting his roommate dead Monday night. Milan Ghimire was nabbed in the Bronx by members of the NYPD Emergency Services Unit after killing 56-year-old Phu Tsewang, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Tuesday. The two men worked together at a local gas station, the prosecutor said. Ghimire remained held at the 45th Precinct in the Bronx and will be held pending extradition proceedings. He'll face charges of murder, weapons possession and evidence tampering in …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
New Sunoco Gas Station, Convenience Store Opens In Morris County New Sunoco Gas Station, Convenience Store Opens In Morris County
New Sunoco Gas Station, Convenience Store Opens In Morris County A new Sunoco gas station and convenience store is now open in Morris County. The grand opening was held Tuesday for the new location at 15 Route 46 in Budd Lake, according to a Facebook post from Mount Olive Mayor Rob Greenbaum, who attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony. The gas station and convenience store chain joins nearby Morris County locations in Morristown (E Hanover Avenue), Parsippany (Route 46 West), Denville (Route 10 East), Pompton Plains (Route 23 and Newark Pompton Turnpike) and Long Valley (E Mill Road). The new Sunoco is open Monday through Friday from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. an…

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by Valerie Musson
Business
Wawa Approved In Wayne, 4 Other NJ Locations Opening Soon Wawa Approved In Wayne, 4 Other NJ Locations Opening Soon
Wawa Approved In Wayne, 4 Other NJ Locations Opening Soon Wawa is coming to Wayne. The township's Planning Board on Monday unanimously approved plans for the convenience store and gas station at the former site of Nagel's Candy Barn on Route 23. The 4,736-square-foot convenience store comes with eight fuel pumps with two dispensers each.  Nagel's Candy Barn closed in 2015 after the owner got sick, after nearly 60 years in business. Several other Wawa stores are expected to open in the following locations, its website says: Mount Holly: 570 Rancocas Road, Fall 2020 Eatontown: Route 35 Nr. Meridian Way, Winter 2021 Randolph: 502…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
WATCH: Gas Pumps Struck By SUV On Route 1 Burst Into Flames WATCH: Gas Pumps Struck By SUV On Route 1 Burst Into Flames
Watch: Gas Pumps Struck By SUV On Route 1 Burst Into Flames Surveillance video captured a chain-reaction crash in which a vehicle slammed into two gas pumps that burst into flames on Route 1 in Middlesex County. The attendant had just finished servicing a customer and was walking away when the driver of a sedan in the center lane tries to suddenly turn right into the station Tuesday morning. A red SUV coming up on the right side sideswipes that vehicle before careening into the station pumps in the video released by North Brunswick police. Both pumps then burst into flames. “This morning, we received multiple 911 calls for a motor vehicle crash at…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lifestyle
Hopatcong Man Wins $100G Playing North Carolina Lottery Hopatcong Man Wins $100G Playing North Carolina Lottery
Hopatcong Man Wins $100G Playing North Carolina Lottery A Hopatcong man won $100,000 playing the North Carolina Lottery. Junde Zhang bought his lucky 100X The Cash ticket for $20 at gas station convenience store in North Carolina. He claimed his prize Friday at lottery headquarters in Raleigh. After required federal and state withholdings, Zhang took home $70,756.

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by Cecilia Levine