On Friday May 3, 2013 at 3:00 PM, the Investors Savings Bank located at 52 Westfield Ave. Clark, NJ was robbed at gunpoint. A black male entered the bank and approached the tellers counter. He demanded all of the large bills from the two tellers and demanded they put the money in a torn plastic bag that he handed the tellers. The male was armed with a black automatic handgun that he pointed at a teller during the robbery.

The suspect was described as being six feet tall, in his thirties or forties, with a fit build. He wore a V-neck dark colored sweater, black baseball cap and tight fitting blue jeans.

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On Saturday, November 24, 2012, the Harbor Freight store located on Route #22 East in Union, New Jersey was robbed by a group of 4 males.  These men gained entry into the closed store by posing as plainclothes police officers and were armed with handguns and police type radios.

The composite sketch depicts the individual who did all of the talking during the armed robbery.  At one point during the armed robbery this suspect communicated with another person over the two way radio and call this person "Lopez". This suspect had no accent but is possibly Puerto Rican, Cuban, Colombian or Dominican. His three accomplices, all described as either African American or black Hispanic males, did not speak. 

The suspect who did all of the talking was described by witnesses as being a Hispanic male, approximately 5`10"-6`0" tall, "a little on the heavy side", with tan color skin.

The suspects fled the armed robbery in a 2007 silver Dodge Durango and a silver Dodge Nitro.

Suspect #1 is described as a black male with long braids tied back, wearing a burgundy Hollister sweatshirt, New York Yankees baseball cap and dark pants.

Suspect #2 is described as a black male, shorter than suspect #1, wearing a green baseball cap, black Northface jacket, and jeans.

In addition to any Union County Crime Stoppers reward, Target and the Federal Bureau of Investigation  have offered additional rewards of $5,000 each for a total reward of up to $15,000 for the arrest and indictiment of the suspects involved in this armed robbery.

On Tuesday, July 10, 2012 at 4:00 AM, the Quick Check store located at 1509 Morris Avenue in Union, New Jersey was robbed at gun point by the pictured suspects.

The suspects were described as being two black males, late teens, thin build, about 6`0" in height.  The suspect wearing the white tee shirt produced a silver revolver and ordered the employees to the floor.  The suspect wearing the striped shirt and bright powder blue sneakers removed the draws from the cash registers.

The suspects fled the store on foot towards Sayre Road.

Further investigation revealed the suspect entered the bank at approx 1300 hrs and announced he had forgotten his wallet. He was observed by the staff walking across Raritan Rd on to Dewitt Terrace in Linden and turning right on Springfield Rd. About 20 min later he was observed walking back the same way and entered the bank again. He passed an imitation bank cashier`s check to the teller. On the back of the check was a handwritten note demanding $100`s and $50`s and stating he had a gun. No firearm was displayed. A bank employee going to lunch reported seeing a grey or silver vehicle parked on Springfield Road with it`s headlights turned on during the time frame of the robbery.

The suspect is a light skin spanish male or a white male with tanned skin, 25-35 yrs of age, aprox 6`00", 160-180 lbs, dark hair, wearing aviator type sunglasses with orange/yellow lenses, a blue hoodie with white strings, dark colored baseball cap, dark colored sweats that were cut on the bottom and dirty white sneakers.

Witnesses describe a distinctive birthmark, tattoo,  or burn mark under his right eye along his cheekbone.

The Union County Prosecutor`s Office and the Cranford Police Department are investigating a series of bomb threats that have occurred between April 2, 2012 and April 27, 2012 at the Cranford campus of Union County College.

The Union County Prosecutor`s Office and the Plainfield Police Department are investigating a bomb threat that that occurred on April 20,2012 at the Plainfield campus of Union County College.

If you have any information about these bomb threats or any person(s) involved, you are urged to call Crime Stoppers at 908-654-TIPS (8477) or submit a Web Tip at www.uctip.org .  You may also text your tip to UCTIP plus your message to 274637 (CRIMES). You do not have to give your name.  CRIME STOPPERS will pay a cash reward of up to $5000 and you can remain anonymous. 

Information developed during the investigation indicates that the pictured black male is only known as “Ali Mack” or “Machiavelli”.  “Ali Mack” appears to be in his 40’s and he might be from the East Orange, Newark, & Irvington area.  The weapon used in this armed robbery has not been recovered.

During the investigation a witness was found who reported that he saw the suspect jump from the fire escape and leave in a white SUV, but neglected to contact the police.  While responding to this call a patrol officer passed a shite SUV about a mile west of the scene that appeared to be a Chevrolet Tahoe or GMC Yukon with black door handles and a black horizontal rail across the doors.

The suspect was described as a dark skinned Hispanic or Indian male, 5’7” in height, 25-35 years of age, medium build, with scruffy facial hair.  The victim indicated that the suspect was wearing a black dew-rag with a twisted knot on top, a black sweatshirt with a white stripe on the sleeves, and light colored jeans.

On Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 12:40 PM, four or five black males, age 40-50, all armed with handguns robbed the Club Taboo Gentlemen`s Lounge located at 2005 East Linden Avenue in Linden, New Jersey.  The manager of the club was pistol whipped and injuried during the armed robbery.

All of the suspects fled in a dark Ford Explorer with beige trim (Eddie Bauer Edition) and a blue 2 door compact vehicle similar to an Acura or Lexus.