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Jersey City Killer Learns His Fate For Elizabeth Murder Jersey City Killer Learns His Fate For Elizabeth Murder
Jersey City Killer Learns His Fate For Elizabeth Murder A 28-year-old Jersey City man has received his punishment for the 2019 killing of an Elizabeth man. Anthony Reciofigueroa was sentenced on Thursday, Oct. 6 to 55 years in New Jersey state prison for the shooting death of Carlos Rodriguez, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel said. Reciofigueroa in June was found guilty of murder and unlawful weapon possession after a three-week trial before Union County Superior Court Judge John Deitch.  Reciofigueroa's sentence requires him to serve at least 85% of the 55-year term on the murder charge before the possibility of pa…

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by Nicole Acosta & Cecilia Levine
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Father Stabbed, Son Sought In Assault At Route 46 Motel Father Stabbed, Son Sought In Assault At Route 46 Motel
Father Stabbed, Son Sought In Assault At Route 46 Motel Police were looking for a troubled man whose father sustained minor stab wounds in an assault at a South Hackensack motel. Carlos Rodriguez, 27, fled after the 8:40 a.m. incident on Sunday, Aug. 28, at the Knights Inn off Route 46, Police Chief Robert Chinchar said. Both had been living together there the past several years, he said. The victim sustained two small puncture wounds in the back of the neck from a steak knife for which he didn't require hospitalization, the chief said. South Hackensack police issued an alert to surrounding towns while searching for Rodriguez. He shouldn't be…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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North Jersey Man Found Guilty In Teen's Murder North Jersey Man Found Guilty In Teen's Murder
North Jersey Man Found Guilty In Teen's Murder A 27-year-old North Jersey man is facing life in state prison for the shooting death of a teenager, authorities said. Anthony Reciofigueroa, of Jersey City, was found guilty Thursday, June 9 of first-degree murder, second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon, and second-degree possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes after a three-week trial, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel said in a joint release. Reciofigueroa was accused of shooting 19-year-old Carlos Rodriguez, who was discovered by officers on the sidewalk of East Jersey Street in Elizabeth just after 7 p…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Elizabeth Man, 19, Fatally Shot Over The Weekend Elizabeth Man, 19, Fatally Shot Over The Weekend
Elizabeth Man, 19, Fatally Shot Over The Weekend A 19-year-old Elizabeth resident was shot and killed in the city Saturday night, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said.  Carlos Rodriguez was found by police on the sidewalk in the 500 block of East Jersey Street around 7 p.m. He was taken to University Hospital in Newark, where he died Sunday afternoon.  The county's Homicide Task Force as well as Elizabeth and county police are taking part in the investigation along with the prosecutor's office.  Anyone with information about the shooting is being urged to contact Task Force Detective Sonia Rodriguez at 908-341-3380, S…

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by Paul Milo
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Trio Admits Wielding Pipes, Snatching Safe In Victory Gardens Home Invasion Trio Admits Wielding Pipes, Snatching Safe In Victory Gardens Home Invasion
Trio Admits Wielding Pipes, Snatching Safe In Victory Gardens Home Invasion Two robbers admitted using metal pipes to threaten a Victory Gardens tenant and two guests while a third said he snatched a safe and a gold chain. Carlos Rodriguez, 22, admitted removing the safe from a closet, while Victor Hernandez, 20, and Marlon Martinez, 23, threatened to kill all three victims if the tenant didn't give him the key during the home invasion last Oct. 21. The victim gave them the key, as well as a gold necklace that he was wearing, authorities said at the time. Rodriguez pleaded guilty Wednesday to first-degree armed robbery as part of a deal with prosecutors. In excha…

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by Cecilia Levine