ARMED ROBBERY ARRESTS

Today, at approximately 12:30 A.M., a 47 year old Wayne resident was robbed while aboard a "jitney" bus.  The victim boarded the bus in New York City and remained on-board as the bus entered the City of Clifton. At the intersection of Main Avenue and Union Avenue, three male parties entered the bus and sat down near the victim. One of the individuals displayed a black colored handgun and demanded the victim's cash and I-Pod. In response, the victim stood up, ran toward the bus driver and began to plead with him to stop the bus. The bus driver complied and the victim exited the bus on Main Avenue near the Washington Avenue intersection. Upon exiting, the victim ran toward an approaching police car in a frantic state and advised the officer of what had transpired. At that point, the bus had already begun traveling toward the City of Paterson. Officer Suhey immediately started to search the area and ultimately located the bus in question on Main Avenue near West Third Street. A motor vehicle stop was conducted on the bus and during that time, Officer Suhey located the three suspects as they tried to flee from the interior of the bus. and was able to successfully detain them until back-up officers arrived.

It was subsequently confirmed that all three suspects were involved in the robbery. As a result, they were placed under arrest and conveyed to police headquarters. In addition, the imitation firearm utilized in the incident was located on the floor of the bus after it had been apparently discarded by one of the suspects prior to their attempted flight from same. The suspects were ultimately charged with "Criminal Attempt to Commit Armed Robbery", "Conspiracy to Commit Armed Robbery" and "Possession of an Imitation Firearm".

The identities of the arrested individuals are as follows:
1) Nathaniel Dickson (21) of Paterson
2) Franco Carrera (18) of Paterson
3) Giancarlo Rodriguez (18) of Paterson