2 Men Sentenced For String Of Robberies In Union County

UNION COUNTY, NJ — Two men were sentenced in connection with a string of robberies committed throughout Union County in 2021, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel announced Tuesday.

On Friday, Feb. 7, Lawrence Thomas, 34, of Edgewater Park, was sentenced to a total of 17 years in State Prison and Price to a total of 13 years in State Prison, requiring each to serve at least 85 percent of their sentence before the possibility of parole.

Travis Price, 33, of Linden, also was given a sentence of 7 years in State Prison, requiring him to serve at least 85 percent of the term before the possibility of parole, for an additional second-degree robbery that he pled guilty to.

The sentencing follows verdicts on Nov. 25, 2024, where Thomas and Price were found guilty of three counts of second-degree robbery and three counts of second-degree conspiracy to commit robbery before Union County Superior Court Judge Chanel J. Hudson.

Additionally, Price was found guilty of third-degree unlawful possession of a weapon.

Both Thomas and Price were identified in connection with three robberies that occurred on Feb. 18 and 21, 2021 throughout Roselle, Union, and Linden, following an investigation by Detective Katelyn Prata of the Union County Prosecutor’s Office Intelligence and Narcotics Division, Roselle Detective Sergeant Terrell McGriff, Union Detective Sergio Pereira and Detective Sergeant Christopher Lensi, Linden Detective Juan Velarde, and Elizabeth Detectives Emanuel Maganinho and Daniel Mooney.

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"The arrest and prosecution of this case could not be possible without the coordinated effort of the Union County Prosecutor’s Office and the participating municipal police agencies," stated Assistant Prosecutor Izabella Wozniak who prosecuted this case alongside Assistant Prosecutor Shivani Trivedi.

"I commend the fortitude and dedication exhibited by all of the investigators who worked tirelessly on this case," said Daniel. "Together we are able to reduce predatory violence and improve the quality of life for the residents of the communities we continue to serve."

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