Pair facing more charges in deadly strong-arm robbery at N.J. hotel, police say
Updated 8:15 PM;
Demond Gray, 43, of New Brunswick and Katura Williams, 40, of Sayreville, were charged Monday and served with complaints for one count of first-degree murder committed during the course of a robbery, one count of first-degree robbery, and one count of second-degree conspiracy to commit robbery, according to a joint release from the North Brunswick Police and the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office.
On March 21, Gray was charged with murder and Williams was charged with obstruction and hindering Gray’s apprehension, but the investigation led to more charges being filed, the office said.
Let me be clear: hate has no home in New Jersey, and we will prosecute to the fullest extent of the law those who seek to harm, harass, or intimidate others through their racist actions, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said in a statement. We have zero tolerance for acts of bias and hate in the Garden State, and I commend Middlesex Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone, the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, and the Old Bridge Police Department for their successful investigation, identifying the alleged actor who targeted Councilperson Brown last month with a vile, racist, and threatening email.”
“I commend all the law enforcement agencies for their professional and successful investigation,” Ciccone said in a statement. “The Middlesex County Prosecutors Office has a proud tradition of zero tolerance for any acts of bias and hate.”
Township resident accused of sending racist email to Old Bridge councilwoman
Township resident accused of sending racist email to Old Bridge councilwoman
An Old Bridge man who allegedly sent a harassing email to an Old Bridge Township councilperson has been charged with bias intimidation.
Adam Valvo, 52, of Old Bridge, was charged on April 27 with two counts of fourth-degree bias intimidation and one count of harassment, according to information provided by Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Acting Chief Joseph P. Mandola, Jr. of the Old Bridge Police Department (OBPD) on April 28.
A joint investigation by the OBPD and the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office (MCPO) was initiated after authorities learned a racist email had been sent to Old Bridge Ward 3 Councilwoman Edina Brown on March 7. The investigation was assisted by the Division of Criminal Justice, Bias Crimes Unit.
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Black cyclists bear the brunt of traffic enforcement, N.J. expert says following Perth Amboy controversy
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If it wasn’t the bicycle license, it could have been the lack of helmets. Or the front lights. Or the rear lights.
The viral video of Perth Amboy police officers confiscating bikes from a group of mostly Black and Hispanic teens and putting one of them in handcuffs this week renewed debate over the role police officers should play in enforcing low-level offenses like bicycle ordinances.
Some viewers saw a group of young people behaving recklessly. Others saw overreach after the officers informed them they were violating an obscure local ordinance requiring licenses for bicycles and seized four of their bikes.