New Details Released On Secaucus Gas Station Robbery On April 30

Secaucus NJ

10 May, 2022

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SECAUCUS, NJ — On Friday night into Saturday, April 30, police say a Hackensack man robbed at least five Hudson County businesses at gunpoint, including a liquor store in Hoboken and a gas station in Secaucus. Now today, police released new details on the Secaucus gas station robbery: Police say he robbed the Shell gas station on Rt. 3 at gunpoint at 2:27 a.m. April 30. He stole $279.81 in cash, several boxes of VUse tobacco and Dutch Master brand wrap from the Shell convenience store. He also stole the necklace off the gas station attendant and took $160 in cash from the attendant, said police. Joel Krecz, 35, of Hackensack, was taken into police custody and charged. This is the second Secaucus gas station to be robbed at gunpoint so far this year: In early February, at 12 noon on a Friday, the attendant at the BP gas station in the center of town was also robbed at gunpoint. Here are all five Hudson County businesses Krecz is accused of robbing at gunpoint Friday night, April 29 into Saturday, April 30: A store on Route 440 in Jersey City on Friday, April 29A liquor store on Summit Avenue in Union City on Saturday, April 30A gas station on Rt. 3 in Secaucus on Saturday, April 30A business on Paterson Plank Road in Union City on Saturday, April 30A liquor store on Willow Avenue in Hoboken on Saturday, April 30On May 5, Krecz's Hackensack apartment, where he lived with his younger brother, was searched by police following his arrest. Police said they found multiple stolen guns there. His younger brother, Jacob Abreu, 26, was arrested last week and charged with the illegal weapons possession. That Rt. 3 Shell is the same gas station where this happened, also in February: Man Steals Car With Baby, Mom Inside At Secaucus Gas Station: Police (Feb. 14) Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Saurez said the arrest of Krecz was the result of police in various Hudson County towns working together. "We are incredibly grateful for the astute observation made by Jersey City OEM supervisor Timothy Lawrence, who led JCPD to the arrest," said Jersey City Police Director Tawana Moody. "By working together with departments across city lines, we not only apprehended an armed and dangerous criminal, but we also prevented this armed robber from potentially committing many more acts of violence and stopped him from further terrorizing our communities." The Prosecutor also said she is continuing to investigate the robbery of a store on Kennedy Boulevard in North Bergen on Friday, April 8. "Additional arrests and charges are expected," her office noted. "Crime has no jurisdictional boundaries and the Secaucus Police Department will continue to work with our law enforcement counterparts," said Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller. Related: Little Brother Arrested Related To Secaucus Gas Station Armed Robbery Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. Contact this Patch reporter: [email protected]