Robbers In Ski Masks Took Rolex Watch, Cash From Bergen County Residents: Prosecutor

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — Two men were indicted last week for a pattern of robberies in which they'd approach residents getting out of their cars in Bergen County and demand jewelry and cash, prosecutors said.

Raekwon King, 25, and Karen Miller-Wright, 22, of the Bronx, were indicted Tuesday in connection with the pattern of robberies late last summer, said the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office.

Prosecutors said suspects in the robberies often wore ski masks and brandished a firearm.

The two men were charged in connection with these crimes:

• A Fort Lee resident was robbed at 5 a.m. on Aug. 5 while returning home to a high-rise apartment, prosecutors said. Two men with ski masks, one of whom had a firearm, took jewelry and cash from the man and fled in a silver Mercedes, prosecutors said.
• A customer was robbed at a gas station on Route 4 in Englewood on Sept. 5 around 7:15 p.m. as he fueled his car, prosecutors said. Two men with ski masks, one of whom had a firearm, demanded that he turn over his Rolex watch and cash. He handed over the items and the suspects fled in a white Mercedes.
• A man pulled into the parking garage of a large apartment complex in Hackensack on Sept. 12, around 4:30 a.m., and was confronted by a suspect with a firearm as he exited his vehicle, prosecutors said. The suspect demanded jewelry, but the victim re-entered the car and closed the door. The robber shattered the window before the victim could drive away. The suspect left in a white Mercedes.
• A Paramus resident returned home from New York City just after 7 p.m. on Oct. 7 and was confronted by a man with a firearm who demanded his wallet, keys, and watch. The victim screamed for help and the suspect fled to a getaway car.

Suspect Jumped Out A Window

On Oct. 8, the FBI and other law enforcement arrested Miller-Wright in the Bronx and extradited him to the Bergen County Jail.

On Oct. 14, the FBI and other law enforcement found King at a motel in the Bronx, prosecutors said. While trying to apprehend King, he leapt from a motel window and fled on foot, prosecutors said. But he was apprehended and taken to Riker's Island Jail to await extradition to Bergen County jail.

King and Miller-Wright were both indicted on three counts of armed robbery and four counts of conspiracy to commit robbery, as well as weapons charges, prosecutors said.