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JSQ Crime: Kidnapping and Robbery

Del — Fri, 21 May 2010 02:54:08 +0000

A.) Bergen Av and Academy St. B.) Sip Av and Enos Place

This incident happened last Monday evening (May 17), at around 9PM. A woman was allegedly abducted by two men at the corner of Bergen Avenue and Academy Street (south of Journal Square), and held her against her will. She was dragged into a car before the men drove around.

Bergen Av and Academy Street is a well-lit area: MLK, Jr School (PS-11) and Bergen Square are both located on that corner; C-Town is just across the street, so there must be some cameras installed around.

Police responded at around 1:15 Tuesday at the corner of Sip Av and Enos Place on a report of a kidnapping and found the 21-year-old Forrest Avenue woman “crying and visibly shaken,” reports said.

What happened in between is unspecified in the report.

…The victim told police the men drove around until finally pulling over at Enos and Sip, where they got out and entered a building, reports said. She grabbed her cell phone from the front seat, got out of the car and ran, reports said, adding that the men also stole $40 from her…

If you have any information or leads please call the Jersey City police tip line at (201) 547-JAIL.

News Source: Jersey Journal

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JSQ Crime: 2 Attempted Robberies and Attacks in a Week

Del — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 21:01:47 +0000

Make that two attempted robberies and attacks in two consecutive nights: Wednesday – in the back of Loew’s Theatre just across PATH station; Thursday -at the intersection of Corbin Avenue and Pavonia Avenue, north-west of Journal Square.

Read the rest for the blurbs of the news …

Back of Loew’s Theatre: “…A man broke the driver’s side window of a car with his fist and then punched the driver in the face during an attempted robbery…” meanwhile, the accomplice (a woman) blocked his car’s path, reports said.

The night after, this is what happened west of Journal Square:

Corbin and Pavonia Avenues: “…A Jersey City woman was punched in the face when two men tried to rob her of her pocketbook at Corbin and Pavonia avenues…” according to the reports.

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Jersey City Crime: Dickinson Students In Trouble

Del — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:15:26 +0000

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Three boys got in trouble with cops yesterday on unrelated incidents near Dickinson High School (Newark Avenue and Palisade Avenue, Jersey City | Map).

The following are the charges:

alleged robbery – 17-year old boy – Newark and Palisade Avenues
alleged drug possession – 17-year old – McPherson Place and Newark Avenue
alleged assault and drug possession – another boy – Baldwin and Pavonia Avenues

Read the rest for the news …

3 Dickinson High School students arrested after school, Jersey City cops say

By Michaelangelo Conte/The Jersey Journal
October 23, 2009, 7:39PM

Jersey City police patrolling outside Dickinson High School after school this afternoon because of a threatened gang fight arrested three students on unrelated charges and confiscated six bags of suspected marijuana and 51 vials of suspected cocaine, officials said….

…On Thursday two gangs, the Marion Boys and the Duncan Boys, had squared off, prompting yesterday’s extra police presence, officials said.

Full News Source: Jersey Journal

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Jersey City Crime: Robbery + Stabbing (Sip & Jones)

Del — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:30:32 +0000

Stay vigilant even when you’re in front of your building, you never know when the criminals are going to strike.

The incident happened last Saturday (July 11, 2009) in the middle of the night. A 25-year old man was robbed and then stabbed in the abdomen for a loaf bread(!) in the lobby of his apartment (Sip Avenue and Jones Street | Map).

…The victim said he had just gotten home from work when three men attacked him in the lobby. They robbed a tote bag with his work clothes and a loaf of bread and stabbed him once in the stomach, reports said…

The three suspects fled in white SUV. These thugs are like vampires, they’re awake at night preying on unsuspecting victims.

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Journal Square Crime: Robbery and Sexual Assault

Del — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:00:21 +0000

A Jersey City woman successfully fought off her two attackers early Saturday when she was walking from Journal Square PATH Station. She survived the sexual assault, but the attackers robbed her cellphone and purse.

Snippet from the news:

…The woman, who was taken for treatment at Jersey City Medical Center for head and facial trauma, told police she noticed two men were following her along Academy Street at around 3:52 a.m., after walking from Journal Square PATH station, reports said. One of them said, “What kind of a party do you want to go to?”

She walked faster but as she turned onto Van Reypen Street, one of the men tackled her and dragged into a courtyard, reports said. She tried to push the man away, but he struck her several times in the face with a handgun, reports said…

Anyone with information should call (201) 547- JAIL.

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Jersey City Crime: Woman Robbed on Tuers-Vroom

Del — Mon, 04 May 2009 13:15:52 +0000

This happened last Friday afternoon (5:15PM) either on the block where I live or further South towards the church (see map above)… A Bayonne woman was walking on Tuers Avenue near Vroom Street (South of Journal Square PATH) when two men robbed and assaulted her. The cowards made off with $2,500 worth of cash and jewelry after they bullied and hit the 44-year old lady in the face, knocking off her glasses.

There have been numerous crimes on this spot in the past (car break-in and mugging most commonly); some documented here, and some not even reported to the police. Expect the numbers to climb during the warm weather.

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Winter Clothings Really Save Lives

Del — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 01:55:33 +0000

Pavonia Avenue (and Summit) looking East

This happened last Saturday, last day of February, at the intersection East of Journal Square PATH station. (see photo above)

A man was assaulted when he got off a mini-bus at Pavonia and Summit Avenues at 630 in the morning. One of the attackers stabbed him. Luckily, the victim was wearing thick clothing which protected him from the knife. (The muggers made off with an iPod and $20, and the victim passed out and was brought to the Christ Hospital by his uncle)

Personally, I think Summit and Pavonia intersection is a busy place. Several buses (big ones and mini) stop there almost every minute, lots of people going to government offices, not to mention commuters going to and coming from PATH.

I don’t know how busy that spot is on Saturdays, but those thugs had lots of guts to commit crime, because if you pay close attention, there are a couple of police cars near Five Corners, just few meters away from the scene. As better season approaches, expect crime to climb. It’s hard to trust clothings to save our lives this time.

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JSQ Man Involved in JC Robbery

Del — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:35:40 +0000

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Wilfredo Rivera – a 20-year old resident of Journal Square (Sip Avenue and Romaine Avenue) was involved in Jersey City robbery that took place last night. He and his accomplice (Angel Bonilla, 19 of Kearney & West Side Avenues) reportedly took the victim’s North Face coat, cash, and keys before walking away.

Looks like North Face is in demand.

Full news inside and below this post…

Robbery suspects dragged man into Jersey City alley at knifepoint: cops
by Michaelangelo Conte/The Jersey Journal
Tuesday February 17, 2009, 8:40 PM

Two Jersey City men were arrested on robbery charges moments after dragging a man into an alley at knifepoint and stealing his coat late Monday night, officials said today.

Angel Bonilla, 19, of Kearney and West Side avenues, and Wilfredo Rivera, 20, of Sip and Romaine avenues, were arrested on Clendenny Avenue at about 11:45 p.m. and charged with robbery, reports said.

The 25-year-old victim told police he was walking at Clendenny and West Side with a friend when a man pulled a knife on him and a second man grabbed him from behind and pulled him into an alley, reports said.

They took his NorthFace jacket, $72 in cash, and his house keys before walking away, reports said.

But the victim’s friend, who moved away when the robbers approached, called police and gave them descriptions, reports said.

A responding officer spotted Bonilla and Rivera a few doors away and brought them to the scene of the crime, where the victim identified them as his attackers, reports said.

News Source: Hudson News

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That “M” is for Mugging

Del — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 03:51:39 +0000

File Photo. Taken July 08

Around lunch time today, a 14-year old boy got mugged in McDonald’s on Kennedy Boulevard across the PATH Station. He and his friend were robbed $16 combined by a man about 30 years old who they described as possibly “homeless”.

It’s hard to imagine how this incident happened, as this place in Journal Square is never empty. Not to mention the fact that cops surround this territory. There’s even a police station just a turn of the corner away for crying out loud.

Ironically, just this evening, Mayor Healy officially campaigned for his re-election at the Culinary Arts Institute proudly saying that he will deliver “change we can see”.

I hope it’s not for the worse, as far as crime is concerned.

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Cops: Teen, buddy mugged in broad daylight in Journal Square McDonald’s
by Michaelangelo Conte/The Jersey Journal
Thursday January 22, 2009, 4:09 PM

A 14-year-old Jersey City boy and his friend were robbed by a man who put him in a headlock and demanded their money inside a Journal Square fast food restaurant yesterday morning, police said today.

The boy and his mother went to police at 12:30 p.m. and he told them he and his friend were in McDonald’s at 11:30 a.m. when a man in put him in a headlock and said, “Run your pockets,” reports said. The boy handed over $6 and his friend handed over $10, reports said.

The victim described the robber as being about 30 years old, very dirty and possibly homeless, reports said. They said the man was wearing dark jeans, dark shoes and a black hooded sweatshirt with silver icons on the hood. His hair was pulled back in a ponytail, reports said.

It’s not clear based on the police report if customers in the restaurant saw what was happening or if anyone came to the boys’ aid.

Francisco Barahona, manager of the McDonald’s, told The Jersey Journal this afternoon that the staff didn’t see the robbery but it was captured on store security video and a copy was given to police.

“We saw the kids eating on the table and one guy was sitting on the side and he got up and got close to them,” Barahona said. “He looked like he was talking to them but it looks like he robbed them.”

Police went to Journal Square to look for the man but he was gone, reports said.

Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call the Jersey City Police Department tipline at (201) 547-JAIL.

News Source: NJ.com

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UPDATE: Teen Accused of Shooting/Terror in Journal Square

Del — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:44:53 +0000

[UPDATE: Teen Accused of Shooting Jan. 21, 2009]

According to the Jersey Journal yesterday, a 17-year old was accused of shooting. He was caught at the Jersey City Medical Hospital when police learned that he was asking about the victim

A 17-year-old Jersey City boy with suspected ties to the Bloods street gang has been charged with shooting a Jersey city woman in the head at a boarding house off Journal Square on Thursday, police said.

According to reports, the victim was rushed to the Medical Center where she began having seizures and was placed in an induced coma.

Original Post inside and below…

[Original Post: Terror in JSQ Jan. 19, 2009]

A 23-year old woman is in a coma at Jersey City Medical Center after she had been shot by a man wearing ski mask in what “appears to be a robbery” according to the news. The incident happened on the 3rd floor of a boarding house at Academy Street and Baldwin Avenue.

Original news below …

Woman, 23, shot in head and a masked man flees
Monday, January 19, 2009
By MICHAELANGELO CONTE
JOURNAL STAFF WRITER

A 23-year-old Jersey City woman is in a coma after being shot in the head during what appears to have been a robbery in a city boarding house Thursday night, authorities said.

Doctors induced the coma when the shooting victim began having seizures, officials said.

Police responding to the scene at Academy Street and Baldwin Avenue spoke to a friend of the victim who had heard the woman screaming on the third floor, reports said.

The friend told police that while running up the stairs, a man wearing a ski mask ran past her in the opposite direction, reports said. On the third floor she found the victim crawling on the floor with blood pouring from the gunshot wound in her temple, reports said.

The victim was still writhing and screaming for help when police arrived and she was rushed to the Jersey City Medical Center, reports said.

Medical Center officials would not release her condition last night.

News Source: Jersey Journal

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