Bergen County Robbery Suspects Arrested

Two Bergen County residents were arrested Friday after police say they stole $1,000 from a market earlier this month.

Adam Almarzoh, 22, and Kelsye Rosario, 20, both of College Place in Ridgefield Park, were arrested after they “were kept under surveillance while detectives continued to track down leads and information” following an armed robbery in Ridgefield Park on Jan. 7, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said.

Ridgefield Park Police responded to an armed robbery at CMS Market in town just after 8 p.m. on Jan. 7, where a female store employee told police ”that while she was working behind the counter of the store, an unknown male entered the store brandishing a large carving type knife and demanding money.” The store employee complied and turned over approximately $1,000 in cash before the assailant fled.

According to Molinelli, detectives discovered “the assailant had a female accomplice who assisted him in the robbery,” while examining surveillance footage from the area.

Members of the Ridgefield Park Police Department, Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Investigations Squad and the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit executed a court authorized search warrant on the residence of Almarzoh and Rosario in the early hours of Jan. 16, but only Rosario was at the home. Almarzoh, who was staying at a relative’s home in North Arlington, was apprehended without incident with the assistance of the North Arlington Police Department.

During the search, ”detectives were able to locate and seize several items of evidentiary value related to the armed robbery,” according to police. A family member of Rosario’s, Zachary Rosario, 19, of College Place, Ridgefield Park, also interfered with officers during the search and was charged with obstruction and resisting arrest.

Almarzoh is charged with one count each of armed robbery, possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a weapon and Theft. Bail was set at $100,000 with no ten percent option.

Rosario is charged with one count of accomplice to armed robbery. Bail was set at $50,000 with no ten percent option.

Both were remanded to the Bergen County Jail in lieu of bail.