Secaucus Gas Station Robbed At Gunpoint

SECAUCUS, NJ — The BP gas station in the center of Secaucus was robbed at gunpoint shortly after 12 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4, said Secaucus Police. One suspect was arrested after a police chase into Newark and their car crashed; the second suspect remains at large.

At 12:34 p.m. Friday, Secaucus Police responded to the BP gas station on Paterson Plank Road for a 911 call of an armed robbery. The gas station attendant reported that two African-American men each pointed a handgun at him and robbed him of cash.

The duo then fled in a gray Honda Accord onto Paterson Plank Rd. towards Route 3 West.

The license plate affixed to the gray Honda Accord was reported to be stolen out of Jersey City, said police.

Secaucus Police immediately broadcast a description of the suspects and their getaway car to surrounding towns. Within minutes, the Clifton Police Department observed the suspect vehicle on Rt. 21 and pursued the car into Newark, where it crashed and two suspects fled on foot.

Newark Police arrested Wendell Bradley, 25, of Bayonne, who they said was in the act of committing another crime and fled from them. At the time of his arrest Bradley was in possession of a Ruger LCR .38 special revolver.

The second suspect fled and remains at large, but the investigation is ongoing. Proceeds stolen from the BP gas station attendant were found in the crashed Honda Accord.

The Secaucus Police Chief said those who would commit crimes in New Jersey are becoming more "brazen."

“Committing an armed robbery in the middle of the day in our busy central business district demonstrates how brazen criminals are becoming in our state,” Chief Dennis Miller said. “I sincerely hope our criminal justice system will catch up to the amount of heinous crimes being committed throughout our state.”

"This arrest was a clear example of the collaborative efforts of law enforcement," he added. "I want to personally thank the Clifton and Newark police departments for their assistance in making this arrest possible.”

Bradley was charged with armed robbery, conspiracy to commit armed robbery, aggravated assault, unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose, theft and terroristic threats.

He remains lodged in the Essex County Jail.

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