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Phillipsburg Man Accused Of Robbery, Carjacking Jailed In PA, Prosecutor Says
A Phillipsburg man accused of carjacking a woman at gunpoint earlier this month was arrested and jailed in Pennsylvania, authorities said.
Dennie J. Vella, of Hudson Street, was charged Monday with first-degree robbery, first-degree carjacking and second-degree possession of a weapon following the May 11 incident near main St. in Phillipsburg, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a release.
Vella, 44, is accused of carjacking a woman who agreed to give him a ride to Wawa, LehighValleyLive reports.
The former Florida resident has a laundry list of prior criminal and drug charg…
Assault Rifle, High Capacity Magazine Seized From PA, DE Men In NJ Road Rage Incident
Police found a 30-round high capacity magazine in the car carrying men from Pennsylvania and Delaware, who were accused of flashing an assault rifle at another driver in New Jersey over the weekend, authorities said.
Branchburg police stopped vehicle carrying the three men on Route 202 near Milltown Road around 4 p.m., after someone called police reporting that a man brandished a weapon while heading northbound in Readington, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said.
Robert Figueroa, 19 of Whitehall, Pennsylvania; Axel Rafael Colon Merly, 18 of Allentown, Pennsylvania; and …
