Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Police are seeking two men who tried to rob Harry's Gold on Route 18.
A business owner on Route 18 allegedly chased two armed robbers out of his store with a legal handgun, said police. Police said two men, one with a black handgun, entered Harry’s Gold on Route 18 today (Tuesday, Nov 13) at 3:44 p.m., at a point that it was empty of customers. Once in the store, one of the men tried to enter a locked office. The owner of the store then produced his own handgun, which he had a legal permit to carry. Both suspects then left the store without any stolen items or money and ran northbound on Route 18. Numerous police units from East Brunswick and South River searched for the suspects but were unsuccessful. Both suspects had disguised themselves by wearing black masks over their faces. One male was wearing a …
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Thursday, August 30, 2012
Robbery comes day after three men were charged with robbing the station earlier this month.
Police are investigating yet another armed robbery at the Hess Station on Route 18. According to police, a white male dressed in black and wearing a black mask entered the gas station at about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29, pointed a black handgun at the attendant and demanded money. The attendant handed the suspect an undisclosed amount of cash at which time the suspect ran away. He was seen entering a dark colored sedan driven by a second white male, which then left the area. East Brunswick Patrol units searched the area without any results. Anyone with information should contact Detective Jason Haykel at 732-390-6990. Earlier on Thursday, police announced the arrest of three men connected to two previous robberies at the station. …
Suspects have been charged in the robberies of the Hess Station and Sunoco station, both on Route 18.
This story has been updated to include information on the robberies the three suspects are suspected of committing. The East Brunswick and Old Bridge Police departments have made three arrests following a joint investigation into a string of armed robberies and one burglary of gas stations that occurred in both municipalities between July 30 and Aug. 7. According to police, Nicholas Demo, 19, of Morganville, Joseph Dolce, 21 of Manalapan, and a 16-year-old male accomplice from Manahawkin were charged after an investigation by Detectives Robert Zielinski and Daniel Unkel of the East Brunswick Police Department and Detectives Joseph Gougeon, Michael Blahota and Thomas Montagna of the Old Bridge Police Department. Police said the robberies …
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
A man wearing a winter jacked robbed the Bellissimo Pizzeria on July 30.
Police are looking for a man wanted in connection with the July 30 armed robbery of Bellissimo Pizzeria on Route 18 in the Windsor Mall. According to police, an employee reported at the time that a male in a yellow winter jacket entered the pizzeria, pointed a handgun at the employee and demanded money. The employee removed some money from the register and gave it to the suspect. When the suspect demanded more money, he was given what was left in the register and ran away, police said. The employee then went into the back room to contact police. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective John Breen of the East Brunswick Police Department’s Investigative Division at 732-390-6990. Follow Patch on Facebook. Visit www.facebook.com/…
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Thursday, April 26, 2012
Police are seeking four suspects in connection with the Wednesday morning robbery.
Police are seeking four suspects wanted in connection with the armed robbery of a Hess Station on Route 18, Wednesday, April 25 at 12:34 am. According to police, three suspects, two men and one women, entered the station wearing black hooded sweatshirts and ski masks . Police said that one of the men had a knife and all three appeared to be armed with what an employee thought were paintball guns. While one of the suspects held the employee at bay with the knife, the other two suspects took an undetermined amount of cash from the register. The suspects also stole several packs of cigarettes. Before running away and out of the employees view. Police also are looking for a fourth suspect wearing a dark colored hooded sweatshirt and ski mask …
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Thursday, February 9, 2012
A South River man lied to police about being robbed.
A South River man told police that his wallet containing $900 was stolen, but later told police the truth - he simply lost it. According to police, Glauco Cardoso, 26, reported at 7:44 a.m. that he was walking down Parker Street when two people jumped out from behind a car, told him they had a gun and demanded his wallet, which contained the $900. As officers searched the area, detectives canvassed the neighborhood and spoke to residents who said they didn’t see or hear anything. Soon after, Cardoso told Detective Jason Haykel that he lied about there being two suspects and that the robbery actually occurred a few blocks away, on Highland Street. The reason he lied, he said, was because he didn’t think anyone would believe that he had been…
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Raffaele Danise, 25, was a member of an armed robbery crew that included East Brunswick resident Raffaele Danise and Milltown resident Erik Prascak. The crew was responsible for the robbery of a Milltown home in 2009,
Raffaele Danise, 25, of East Brunswick, a member of an armed robbery crew that primarily targeted businesses and homes in Middlesex County, was sentenced today, Thursday, Nov. 17, to 145 months in prison, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Earlier this week, Joseph Passalaqua, 56, was sentenced to 190 months in prison for the same offenses. Danise had pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Patty Shwartz on Sept. 24, 2010, to a superseding Information charging him with one count of conspiring to obstruct commerce in connection with his role in robbing four premises – including one in Milltown - between March 2009 and June 2009, and one count of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of the robbery. According to documents filed in …
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Joseph Passalaqua, 56, was a member of an armed robbery crew that included East Brunswick resident Raffaele Danise and Milltown resident Erik Prascak. The crew was responsible for the robbery of a Milltown home in 2009,
An East Brunswick Man was sentenced today to 190 months in prison after pleading guilty for his role in robbing three Middlesex County premises between March and June 2009, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced Monday. Joseph Passalaqua, 56, was a member of an armed robbery crew that primarily targeted businesses and homes in Middlesex County, according to Fishman. Passalaqua pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Faith S. Hochberg on Dec. 7, 2010 to an indictment charging him with one count of conspiring to obstruct commerce in connection with his role in robbing three premises. According to documents filed in the case and statements made in court: Passalaqua admitted that he conspired with others, including Jonah Paul, 23, of …
Gary
12:52 pm on Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Maybe. But they were breaking in cars for sure. more ›