NEWARK — Detectives on Tuesday arrested two men who were wanted for a separate shooting and armed robbery in Newark, authorities said.
Jose L. Rodriguez, 29, a city resident, was charged with aggravated assault and weapons offenses in the Jan. 30 shooting at the Stephen Crane Village public housing complex in the city’s North Ward, according to Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose.
A 23-year-old Newark man was wounded in the attack shortly before 4 p.m., authorities said in a statement. The victim was treated for his injuries at University Hospital and later released.
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Detectives assigned to the Newark police division’s Fugitive Apprehension Team arrested Rodriguez without incident, according to authorities.
Ambrose also announced the fugitive unit arrested Jihad Rudd, 29, of Newark, on charges of robbery and weapons offenses for a robbery Friday in the city’s Central Ward.
In that holdup, police said an 18-year-old man was threatened with a knife and robbed at gunpoint on 17th Avenue. Cash and unspecified personal items were reported stolen.
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