2 teens charged with JC armed robbery and had victim’s ID from earlier incident

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2 teens charged with Jersey City armed robbery and had victim’s ID from earlier incident: police

Updated: Jan. 31, 2023, 7:56 a.m.|Published: Jan. 31, 2023, 7:55 a.m.

By Ron Zeitlinger | The Jersey Journal

Two teens were charged in an armed robbery and were linked to another one in Downtown Jersey City late Saturday and early Sunday morning, authorities said.

There was also an armed robbery late Friday, on the West Side, in the which the victim was stabbed while trying to fight off his assailants, a city spokeswoman said.

The teens, 15 and 16 years old, were charged with first-degree robbery, fourth-degree receiving stolen property, second-degree possession of a weapon, second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon and fourth-degree possession of a weapon by a juvenile after their arrests on Sunday.

A 35-year-old man told police he was approached by five people, including one who pointed a gun at him, at 11:15 p.m. at Second and Colgate streets, Jersey City spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said. The victim was robbed of an iPhone 12 and his wallet.

Nearly two hours later, a 26-year-old man was robbed by three people, including one who brandished a handgun, in the area of Morgan and Washington streets, police were told.

https://www.nj.com/hudson/2023/01/two-teens-charged-with-jersey-city-armed-robbery.html

These are the rlsmedia jersey city stories about two of the robberies.

https://www.rlsmedia.com/article/armed-suspects-rob-man-cash-cell-phone-jersey-city

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https://www.rlsmedia.com/article/man-stabbed-multiple-times-during-jersey-city-robbery

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spitfireramrum t1_j6nan6q wrote

Bro I was walking my dog Saturday and some other guy walking his dog walked past me and said I just got robbed you should go home wtf

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doglywolf t1_j6nk4rx wrote

Its getting bad for some reason the last year or two ...worse then i can ever remember.

34 years i been here. And Maybe once or twice when i was a kid someone tried to take my bike but didnt get away with it.

But in the last 2 years - ive had 3 attempted muggings and one was actually successfully when two of blind sided me for my backpack and car keys.

They caught the guy the next morning walking around the neighborhood with the clicker looking for my car--which i moved a few blocks away to my friends place with my other key. Got my key back but never did get my backpack or gaming laptop .

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spitfireramrum t1_j6nlh5i wrote

Damn that’s some bs man I guess it coulda been worse but it still sucks

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shadymilkman22 t1_j6o3wb6 wrote

I live on Brunswick and it’s night and day how different that area is. Between the construction sites, skunks and being close to the overpass area, those blocks are a little weird at night.

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Jimmoe t1_j6ncvbo wrote

Where and when, my friend?

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spitfireramrum t1_j6ndhqx wrote

My fault, corner of second st and Colgate st.

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Jimmoe t1_j6ney7m wrote

Thanks for the info. Glad to hear you weren't a victim. This is not too far from my neighborhood, and it's been a really long time since I've heard about anything like this in the area. I hope it's a one-off.

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spitfireramrum t1_j6nf966 wrote

Thanks I wish I coulda helped the guy, hope he can move past this I know I’d be shook for a bit if someone pulled a gun on me

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imaluckyduckie t1_j6nl75f wrote

>The assailants took the victim's cell phone, several hundred dollars in cash and their wallet before fleeing the scene. 

Who walks their dog around midnight carrying several hundreds in cash? Drug deal gone south?

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spitfireramrum t1_j6nltq3 wrote

Idk I put my coat on and I usually have like $50-$100 and my wallet already in there obvi I’ve started taking it out

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driftingwood2018 t1_j6ox39f wrote

The amount of crime that happens in this city, murders, robberies etc that go under reported or in many cases unreported is staggering and plain dangerous all for the benefit of keeping a squeaky clean political image. It’s disgusting

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SyndicalistCPA t1_j6ozd6y wrote

You really think murders are being unreported?

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driftingwood2018 t1_j6p0dic wrote

100%. Why not release monthly quarterly crime stats like every other city in this country? Instead I’ll have to wait until end of year to get some bogus stat that can be on a political flyer or commercial. Instead I have to hope it comes to me via some algo in Nextdoor or Twitter

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Brudesandwich t1_j6p1yo7 wrote

What murders are going unreported. Please let us know

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driftingwood2018 t1_j6p33n4 wrote

Let’s clarify. Some crime is being unreported to the public in a timely and safe manner. Not implying people are being murdered and not being counted. This city refuses to release crime statistics in accordance to how just about every big city does. That’s the issue I have. Notice I mentioned robberies in my sentence as well. Don’t just jump to conclusions here

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gigiwasabi_jc t1_j6or56r wrote

Weird that this also hasn’t made it to NextDoor.

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Supermutt_Music t1_j6oajlb wrote

A couple in my building were approached Saturday night on Monmouth, right around the block from Newark Ave while walking their dog around 11pm. Luckily they didn't have phones/wallets on them and the group eventually left them alone. Police were taking security footage from local businesses on Brunswick and instructing them to close early and go home Saturday night.

Glad to hear two of them were caught, but apparently there were at least 5 people in the group. Stay safe out there!

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Byzantium-1204 t1_j6ngoio wrote

What is dark closing? See the rls article?

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