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Passaic Man Violently Robs Victim, 68, In ShopRite Parking Lot, Police Say
A 42-year-old Passaic man was arrested in Rochelle Park after robbing a 68-year-old North Bergen man at a local ShopRite and Dunkin complex, authorities said.
Police were called to the complex on West Passaic Street around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24 where a man later identified as Ramsey Thompson approached the victim and asked for money, Rochelle Park Police Capt. James DePreta said.
The victim refused and was then pushed to the ground, his wallet forcibly removed from a back pocket, DePreta said.
Sgt. Brian Cobb along with Patrolmen Todd Starling, Joe Buono, and Evan Migliore, spo…
Sex Workers Robbed, Sexually Assaulted By Trio At Gunpoint In Jersey City: Prosecutor
Three men were arrested and charged on Friday, Sept. 20 with robbing and sexually assaulting two sex workers in Jersey City on Wednesday, Sept. 11, authorities said.
The two women agreed to meet three men, Mohamed Mohamed, 24, Abdalla Abdelsalam Elsayed, 20, and Mahmoud Hegazi, 18, all Jersey City residents, at an apartment on Bergen Avenue in exchange for sex for money, according to a criminal complaint.
After having sex with the men, one of the men pulled out a handgun, held it to one of the women and demanded money. The gun was held as she spoke on a phone call, forcing her to …
Man Holds Ex-Employer Hostage, Threatens To Have His Pit Bull Attack In Bergen County: Cops
A Rockland County man is being held in the Bergen County jail after police said he held his former employer and coworkers hostage, demanding money and threatening them with his dog.
Police were called to a business suite on Broad Street in Norwood around 1:50 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, where Wayne Gordon, of New City, NY had come in with his pit bull, removed the dog's muzzle, and threatened to have the dog attack them if they didn't pay him $7,000 that he claimed he was owed, Norwood Police Chief Christopher Federici said.
Gordon also threatened to kill the people in the room and to send people…
Killer Who Made Pit Stop At Cape May Wawa Gets Life In PA Coworker's Murder
A man described by authorities as a "violent predator" was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Monday, Sept. 9 for kidnapping, robbing, and killing a Pennsylvania co-worker, authorities announced.
Michael Allen Stark, 50, of Royersford, PA was found guilty by a Bucks County jury of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, robbery, kidnapping, theft by unlawful taking, flight to avoid apprehension, and abuse of a corpse, according to District Attorney Jennifer Schorn and court records.
Stark's victim was 50-year-old Matthew James Branning of Sellersville, who went missing after l…
Arrest Made In SoHo Slaying Of Popular Bayonne Sneaker Reseller 'Upscale Cracc'
Police have arrested and charged a New York man in the June murder of a popular Bayonne, NJ sneaker reseller who went by the name, Upscale Cracc, in Lower Manhattan.
Jayquan Straker, age 35, of Poughkeepsie, has been charged with first- and second-degree murder, first- and second-degree robbery, and criminal possession of a weapon in the Tuesday, June 25 killing of Javier Osorio-Mejia, in SoHo, the NYPD announced.
Rest in peace to Upscale Cracc, born Javier Osorio-Mejia, a reseller who was a mainstay at sneaker releases in New York City for years. If there was a lineu…
Paterson Mustang Driver Shoves Elderly Woman To Ground, Snatches Purse In Haledon Lot: Cops
A 24-year-old Ford Mustang driver has been jailed after police say he shoved a 77-year-old woman to the ground and stole her purse this week in Haledon.
Bornnazee Mceachern, of Paterson, has been charged with second-degree robbery in connection with the Monday, July 29 incident, Haledon police said in a news release.
Officers were called to 445 Haledon Ave. just before 6 that evening where they were met with the victim, who said a black, bearded man pushed her to the ground and stole her purse, which contained $400 in cash and personal items, police said.
The woman, who had parked in the b…
Felon From NJ Charged With Child Rape In Lebanon, PA: Affidavit
A New Jersey man with a felony criminal record in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey has been arrested on child rape charges police announced on Thursday, Aug. 1.
Jose Enrique "Enrico" Rivas, 47 of Newark, NJ, was arrested in New Jersey on a warrant issued by Lebanon City Police on Wednesday, July 31, as detailed in the police release.
Rivas will be extradited to Lebanon, PA, the police explained.
A 13-year-old girl's guardian made the ChildLine call after the girl told them "I woke to his fingers in me and then he put his pp in me" and "I was just raped and he is still upstairs,…
Newark Man Admits To Carjacking, Armed Robbery Spree: Feds
A 28-year-old Essex County man admitted to committing a spree of robberies and a carjacking in federal court on Thursday, June 27, authorities said.
In Dec. 2021, Deion Nance carjacked a person at gunpoint, taking their 2016 Toyota Corolla, by pointing a gun at their face, pulling the victim out of their vehicle and driving away, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said.
A month later, Nance robbed two restaurants in one day, including a Taco Bell on Broad Street in Newark in the middle of the day. During the robbery, Nance was driving a vehicle that was carjacked at gunpoint out of Harrison, a…
