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Violent Robber Who Preyed On Prostitutes At Secaucus Hotels Captured, Police Say Violent Robber Who Preyed On Prostitutes At Secaucus Hotels Captured, Police Say
Violent Robber Who Preyed On Prostitutes At Secaucus Hotels Captured, Police Say One of two men who forced their way into motel rooms and robbed prostitutes and their customers in Secaucus was seized by police, authorities announced Friday. Kendall Smith, 32, of Jersey City and a second man committed at least three violent robberies beginning May 17 at the La Quinta Hotel, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Smith and his companion “forced their way into the victims’ hotel room while brandishing knives,” the chief said. “After a struggle, the suspects fled the area with some of the victims’ money, personal belongings and documents.” Two weeks later, they did the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Trio Caught Driving Car Stolen From Washington State In Fairfield: Police Paterson Trio Caught Driving Car Stolen From Washington State In Fairfield: Police
Paterson Trio Caught Driving Car Stolen From Washington State In Fairfield: Police Three Paterson residents were arrested for driving a stolen car in Fairfield on the early morning of Monday, May 20, authorities said. At 3:50 a.m., officers were alerted to a stolen vehicle entering town, Fairfield police said in a release. The vehicle, a yellow box truck with an Indiana license plate, had been stolen out of the State of Washington, police said.  Officers located the vehicle in the parking lot of a La Quinta Hotel on Two Bridges Road, police said. The vehicle was unoccupied but police located Amer Mousa, 23, Laith Husain, 25 and Jalal Khalaifah, 24 inside the hotel lo…

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by Sam Barron
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Clifton PD: Federal Fugitive With 100+ Stolen IDs, Pound Of Meth Chased Down, Companion Busted Clifton PD: Federal Fugitive With 100+ Stolen IDs, Pound Of Meth Chased Down, Companion Busted
Clifton PD: Federal Fugitive With 100+ Stolen IDs, Pound Of Meth Chased Down, Companion Busted A fugitive being hunted by U.S. Marshals was chased down by Clifton police who said they found him with a pound of crystal meth, a starter pistol and a ledger listing the stolen identities of more than 100 people nationwide. Police responding to a suspicious-persons call found ex-con Vincent Winfield, 32, sitting outside the La Quinta Hotel on eastbound Route 3 with a dog and luggage, Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. A woman who witnesses said was with him had left, Bracken said. Winfield at first gave the officers a bogus ID before they discovered that he was wanted by federal authoriti…

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by Jerry DeMarco