Police arrest 1 of 2 men accused of robbing couple, sexually assaulting woman
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Austin, left, is accused of aggravated sexual assault and armed robbery in the Port Reading section of Woodbridge, officials said. The other man believed to be involved in the incident is pictured on the right, officials said.Middlesex County Prosecutor s Office
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One of two men sought by investigators for allegedly robbing a couple at gunpoint in Woodbridge earlier this month was arrested Tuesday, officials said.
Razzell Austin, 21, of Avenel, was arrested on more than half a dozen charges, including two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault and two counts of first-degree armed robbery, according to a joint statement from the Woodbridge Police and the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. Additional charges against him include aggravated criminal sexual contact, kidnapping, resisting arrest, weapons-related offenses, and more, authorities sa
UpdatedWed, Apr 28, 2021 at 9:31 pm ET
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This is the Avenel man arrested Tuesday of this week. (Middlesex County Prosecutor s office)
This is the second suspect police are still looking for in the April 16 sex assault and armed robbery in Port Reading. (Middlesex County Prosecutor s office)
WOODBRIDGE, NJ A Woodbridge Township man has now been arrested for the aggravated sex assault of a woman and armed robbery of a man, which police say occurred Friday night, April 16.
Razzell Austin, 21, of Avenel was arrested by members of the Woodbridge Police Department, the Carteret Police Department, and the Middlesex County Prosecutor s Office on Tuesday of this week.
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UPDATED: Authorities have released the name of the off-duty police officer killed in a crash in Perth Amboy on Wednesday night.
Senior Police Officer Arcadio Rivera Jr., 54, was operating his personal vehicle off-duty and apparently had a medical emergency that caused him to crash into parked vehicles, according to initial reports.
The scene of a fatal crash involving an off-duty Perth Amboy police officer. (Courtesy news12)news12 (screengrab)
He was a former U.S. Marine and 26-year veteran of the police force.
Rivera is survived by three children, Arcadio III, Luis Armando and Angel Isaiah Rivera.
Rivera was taken to Raritan Bay Medical Center after suffering a heart attack and was pronounced at the hospital, authorities said.
One of two suspects identified in aggravated sexual assault, kidnapping in Port Reading
A Woodbridge man has been charged in the aggravated sexual assault of an adult female and armed robbery of an adult male, which occurred on April 16 in the Port Reading section of town.
On April 27, Razzell Austin, 21, of the Avenel section of Woodbridge, was apprehended in Avenel by members of the Woodbridge Police Department, the Carteret Police Department, and the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, according to information provided by Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Director Robert Hubner of the Woodbridge Police Department on April 28.
Austin was charged with two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, one count of third-degree aggravated criminal sexual contact, two counts of first-degree armed robbery, one count of first-degree kidnapping, one count of third-degree criminal restraint, one count of second-degree unlawful possession of a handgun, one count of
Razzell Austin, 21, of the Avenel section, was taken into custody Tuesday by police from Woodbridge, Carteret and the Middlesex County Prosecutor s Office.