Tag: Robbery
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N.J. ASSAULTS, ROBBERIES RISING AT ALARMING RATE
Assaults and robberies jumped significantly in North Jersey in 1989, according to the Uniform Crime Report for that year, recently released by state police. Passaic County Prosecutor Ronald Fava said that much of the increase is attributable to drug addiction.
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SAMARITAN TURNED ROBBER, COPS SAY
By Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer | Sunday, March 8, 1992 The Record (New Jersey) | All Editions | NEWS | A07 A 25-year-old man who was stranded when his car broke down Saturday fought off an attacker who reluctantly gave him a ride, then drove him to a secluded spot, put a hunting…
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ROBBERY SUSPECT AIMS GUN AT COP
By Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer | Saturday, February 1, 1992 The Record (New Jersey) | Two Star B | NEWS | Page A03 A robbery suspect who had leveled a gun at a police officer dropped his weapon after a second officer, who came up behind the suspect, ordered him to freeze, police…
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ESCAPED KILLER CHARGED IN HOLDUPS; Pair of Businesses were Robbed
Byline: By Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer | Friday, January 24, 1992 The Record (New Jersey) | 5 Star | NEWS | Page B01 A convicted killer who escaped from a Connecticut prison and was recaptured in Paramus over the weekend was charged Thursday with two armed robberies in Rutherford and Montvale, authorities said.…
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VICTIM IDS ROBBERY SUSPECTS
By Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer | Monday, January 20, 1992 The Record (New Jersey) | All Editions | NEWS | Page C18 A 31-year-old Cliffside Park woman who was held up at gunpoint has identified two Newark men in a police photo lineup as the robbers, police said. Township police charged Kenneth Snead,…
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SUSPECTS HELD IN 2 ROBBERIES IN N. BERGEN
By Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer | Friday, January 17, 1992 The Record (New Jersey) | 5 Star | NEWS | Page B08 Two men being held by Newark police are suspects in two robberies in North Bergen, including one in which a 31-year-old Cliffside Park woman was struck and knocked to the ground,…
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2 CHARGED IN ASSAULT, THEFT TRY; ALLEGEDLY ATTACKED GUARD WITH PIPE, BAT
By Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer | Wednesday, January 15, 1992 The Record (New Jersey) | 5 Star | NEWS | Page B03 Two men were charged Tuesday with attempted robbery and assaulting a security guard who walked by as they were trying to steal a truck, police said. Abundio Cortes, 27, of Brooklyn…
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TARDINESS LEADS TO ARREST IN HOLDUP
By Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer | Sunday, January 12, 1992 The Record (New Jersey) | All Editions | NEWS | Page A07 After a gunman demanded money from a teller at the Lemoine Avenue branch of First Fidelity Bank on Monday and calmly walked out with $935, he was seen driving off in…
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ROBBERY VICTIM PURSUES SUSPECTS
By Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer | Sunday, January 5, 1992 The Record (New Jersey) | All Editions | NEWS | Page A03 There was no smooth getaway for two Bronx men Saturday afternoon when they encountered a jeweler who chased them after the pair held up his store at gunpoint, Police Chief William…
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N.Y.C. GANG SUSPECTED IN ROBBERIES; ARE VICTIMS FOLLOWED HOME?
By Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer | Wednesday, November 27, 1991 The Record (New Jersey) | 2 Star | NEWS | Page B01 A New York City gang that preys mainly on Hispanic business owners may be responsible for four robberies in Bergen County in which the victims sometimes were followed home from their…