Three adults and a juvenile have been arrested in connection with a robbery that occurred last month at a playground in Paterson.
According to authorities, on October 19th at approximately 7:30 p.m. three juvenile victims were exiting the playground area of Public School #16, located at 11 22nd Avenue, when the four suspects, who were casing the area for potential victims,'cornered the boys by a gate and forcibly took each of their cell phones as one of the adult suspects grabbed his waistband leading the victims to believe that he was armed.
Following an extensive investigation, Detective Cindy Carrera arrested Malik Patterson, 20, of Paterson, Star Lowder, 19, of Paterson, Zamair Cooper, 18, of Princeton and a 15-year-old juvenile.
The juvenile and the three adults were charged with 3-counts of robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery.
The adults were additionally charged with using a minor to commit a crime.