Armed Robbery at Meadowlands Plaza HotelArmed Robbery at Meadowlands Plaza Hotel On February 8, 2024, two armed men entered a hotel room at the Meadowlands Plaza Hotel in Secaucus, New Jersey. The men, Cristopher Molina Herrera and Rikelvin DeLeon Diaz, demanded money from the sleeping guests at gunpoint. After a five-month investigation, Secaucus police identified and arrested the suspects. The arrests occurred on June 27 and 28, 2024, in Clifton and Elizabeth, respectively. Both men were charged with Robbery and Conspiracy to Commit Robbery. They were remanded to the Hudson County Jail, where they currently remain. “I am proud of the investigative work of my detectives,” said Chief Dennis Miller. “The Secaucus Police Department is committed to pursuing justice for every victim of crime in Secaucus.” Anyone with additional information is requested to contact the Secaucus Police Department.
According to Secaucus police, men armed with a gun entered a hotel room at the Meadowlands Plaza Hotel in February and demanded money from the sleeping guests:
July 1, 2024 11:04 AM EDT | Updated July 1, 2024 11:05 AM EDT
SECAUCUS, N.J. — According to Secaucus police, two men armed with guns entered a hotel room at the Meadowlands Plaza Hotel in February, claiming to be police officers and demanding money from sleeping hotel guests.
Police say that on February 8 (a Thursday) at 4:22 a.m. they entered one of the hotel rooms (they did not know the victims), pointed a gun at the people sleeping in the bed, said they were police and demanded money.
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One victim claims they pulled out a gun and threatened to “pistol whip” the victims, then the two men fled with the victim’s money and some personal belongings.
Secaucus police were called there for a 911 call of an armed robbery. After a five-month investigation, members of the Secaucus Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division and Anti-Crime Unit identified the suspects as Cristopher Molina Herrera, 30, and Rikelvin DeLeon Diaz, 33, both of Newark.
Secaucus Police Department detectives arrested Molina Herrera on June 27 at his workplace in Clifton. The next day, June 28, Secaucus police arrested Diaz at his workplace in Elizabeth.
Both arrests occurred without incident.
“I am especially proud of the investigative work of my detectives who work tirelessly to solve these crimes committed by individuals who come to Secaucus solely to commit nefarious acts,” said Chief Dennis Miller. “The Secaucus Police Department is committed to exhausting every avenue of investigation in pursuing justice for every victim of a crime that occurs in Secaucus.”
Both men were charged with Robbery (2C:15-1a(1)) and Conspiracy to Commit Robbery (2C:5-2/2C:15-1a(1)). They remain in the Hudson County Jail.
Anyone with additional information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Secaucus Police Department’s Detective Division at (201) 330-2052 or [email protected]
