By CAROLYN SALAZAR, STAFF WRITER
Police have arrested three men suspected in a series of armed robberies in Fairview, Cliffside Park and possibly other towns the past few weeks.
Although the three had been charged with one of the holdups as of Thursday, they may face additional counts in other robberies, said Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli.
Adam Nasser and Robert Martinovich, both of Cliffside Park, and Kevin Negit, of Fairview, all 18, approached two men loading luggage into a vehicle on John Street in Cliffside Park on Oct. 13, Molinelli said.
One of them pointed a black handgun at the pair and then fired a shot into the air when one said he had no money, the prosecutor said. The victims told investigators they then handed over an unspecified amount of cash and jewelry.
Molinelli wouldn’t say what evidence led authorities to arrest the three defendants at their homes Wednesday night.
Inside an air-conditioner in Martinovich’s building, investigators found four starter pistols, all of which fire blanks, he said.
During the search, police arrested a fourth man, Josue Corea, and charged him with possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute.
Nasser, Negit and Martinovich are charged with armed robbery and tampering with evidence. The three were being held on $150,000 bail Thursday at the Bergen County Jail. Corea was being held on $7,500 bail.
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